Judge Suspended for a Month After Pulling Employee By Ear
Playing it by ear didn’t work for one New Jersey judge.
Mercer County Presiding Judge Gerald Council has been suspended for a month without pay after he was accused of pulling a court employee by the ear, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The suspension will be from Dec. 7 through Jan. 7.
Council said at a disciplinary hearing Wednesday that he was embarrassed and failed the judiciary system.
A state disciplinary committee says that he humiliated a former court worker and that the touching “undeniably diminishes the stature and integrity” of the judicial office.
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