Suspension proposed for judge who told defendant how to show women ‘you’re in control’ Updated Dec 15, 2020; A state judicial committee is recommending a one-month, unpaid suspension for a municipal judge who advised a domestic violence defendant on how to “let [women] know you’re the man and you’re in control.” Steven A. Brister, who serves as a municipal judge in East Orange and as needed in Newark, violated judicial rules with his “sexist and misogynistic” comments and by bringing his religious beliefs into the courtroom, according to a filing by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct to the Supreme Court, which will mete out any punishment.