Judge whose anti-rape advice was 'close your legs' loses job

[Judi Lynn]

Last edited Tue May 26, 2020, 10:21 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Associated Press

Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press
Updated 2:54 pm CDT, Tuesday, May 26, 2020

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A judge who suggested that a woman seeking a restraining order could “close your legs” to prevent a sexual assault was removed from the bench Tuesday by the New Jersey Supreme Court and permanently barred from presiding over a courtroom.

The unanimous decision cited “repeated and serious acts of misconduct” by state Superior Court Judge John Russo Jr.

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote that it would be “inconceivable” for Russo to preside over domestic violence or sexual assault matters after those comments.

The justices had recommended last summer that Russo be removed from the bench, and a three-judge advisory panel agreed in January.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Judge-whose-anti-rape-advice-was-close-your-15295658.php

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Justice Rabner with the charismatic Gov. Christie

CORRECTION, HERE'S THE RIGHT JUDGE:




State Superior Court Judge John Russo Jr.

(I was too determined to get his grimy face posted. He needs to collect the contempt he has earned.)

Sorry for my mistake, and thanks to the poster who pointed it out.

[Miigwech]

1. He is just creepy and perverted looking arss

Haha, love crisco christie in background.

[rsdsharp]

3. The guy pictured with Christie is Chief Justice Rabner

who authored the decision that removed Judge Russo from the bench. It was Russo who made the offending statement, not Rabner.

[druidity33]

4. The guy in the photo is not the "creep". nt.

[Ohiogal]

2. Hard to believe knuckle draggers like this still exist.

[Warpy]

5. "50's Guys"

The 1950s were the absolute pit for women, who were charged as sex gatekeepers and blamed if anything happened to them, if they were beaten by SOs, raped, or abandoned, it was all their fault, "what did you do to him to make him do that?" Men, of course, saw absolutely no need to control themselves or criticize their brethren. As long as he stopped just short of outright murder (and sometimes if he didn't), it could all be pushed off on her, all her fault, even if she'd never seen him before.

Those guys who bought that whole load of shit are still out there, still with us, and still presiding over courtrooms.

I wish I could say they're a dying breed, but they're not. Rigidly patriarchal religions are still cranking them out, generation after generation.

About the only thing we can do is expose and remove them from any positions of power, along with bad cops and other enablers.

[csziggy]

9. Hard to believe it's taken nearly a YEAR to remove him from the bench!

From the OP:

The justices had recommended last summer that Russo be removed from the bench, and a three-judge advisory panel agreed in January.

[rpannier]

6. From the article

Russo has contended that he was trying only to elicit more information and that he chose his words poorly, and that he has acknowledged his mistake.

The report by the three-judge panel noted four instances of misconduct — including a matrimonial matter for which he did not recuse himself even though he knew someone involved.

The instances didn’t indicate dishonesty when taken separately, the panel found, but his testimony regarding two of the allegations “lacked candor, fabricated after-the-fact explanations for events, and displayed a lack of integrity that is unworthy of judicial office.”

[AllaN01Bear]

7. boy,the hits just keep coming and coming.