Judge Richard F. Olcott of Elizabeth, NY; nepotism afficianado

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct found Dick guilty of the following misconduct.

• Involved himself in the disposition of a traffic ticket issued to his son
• Dick’s adult son received a traffic ticket for operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle
• Two days after receiving the ticket, the Dick’s son registered the vehicle
• About a week later, during Dick’s regularly scheduled court date, he asked an Assistant District Attorney (ADA) about resolving the ticket.
• During Dick’s conversation with the ADA, he did not disclose that it was his son’s ticket
• The ADA agreed to dismiss the ticket as the judge told him that the vehicle was now properly registered
• Compounding his misconduct, Dick also failed to mechanically record any vehicle and traffic proceedings despite being required to do so
• Engaged in an egregious conflict of interest

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Judicial Commission punished Dick by gifting him with a complimentary censure.

As we speak (ca. June 2023), Dick continues to dispense his so-called idea of jurisprudence as a Elizabeth Town Court Justice in Elizabeth, New York.