► Judge Wesley Edwards of Stephentown, NY; repeat offender |
Judge Wesley Edwards of Stephentown, NY; repeat offender
The state of
The New York Judicial Commission found Wesley guilty of the following misconduct.
Wesley’s 1st bite at the Judicial Misfit Apple Tree
In one matter, when Wesley’s son Gregory was ticketed for speeding, Wesley intervened by asking for special treatment from fellow Judge Cioch.
On at least four occasions Wesley intervened on his son’s behalf in another court by engaging in improper ex parte communications. Each and every time, Wesley discussed the merits of his son’s case and invoked the prestige of his judicial office.
When questioned by the commission regarding his improper intervention on his son’s behalf, Wesley had the chutzpah to testify that he was merely attempting to expedite the cases involving his son. In its ruling, the commission stated that Wesley’s defense “shows a regrettable lack of candor.” Put simply, the commission said Wesley was a liar!
As a consequence of her misconduct, the Patron Saints for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Judicial Commission punished Wesley by gifting him with a complimentary censure.
Wesley’s 2nd bite at the Judicial Misfit Apple Tree
As a consequence of her misconduct, the Patron Saints for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Judicial Commission punished Wesley by gifting him with a complimentary censure.
As we speak (ca. October 2014), Wesley continues to sit as a Justice of the
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