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Judge Lawrence DeBello of Trenton, NJ; liar, ethical gimp

 
The New Jersey Supreme Court presented Lawrence DeBello with a law license in 1982.
 
During his unremarkable tenure on the bench, Judge DeBello was found guilty of the following misconduct by the New Jersey Judicial Commission.
  • Giving misleading (liar) testimony during Commission hearing
  • Impugned the integrity of the judiciary (How’s that even possible?)
  • Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
  • Brought the judicial office into disrepute (What’s new?)
  • Undermined the public’s confidence in the judiciary (What confidence?) 
  • Demonstrated disrespect for the judiciary
Larry’s conduct related to his improper use of a court computer to repeatedly send romantic emails to a former law clerk. Larry continued this conduct even though the presiding judge warned him that it was improper. The continuing emails dealt were of a personal nature and were intimate in nature. Many of the emails included offensive language.
 
As a consequence of his misconduct the enablers for Judicial Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Larry by gifting him with a complimentary censure.
 
Because Judicial Misfit s are held to a lower standard of conduct then everyone else in New Jersey, Larry was never criminally charged for giving false testimony (aka, perjury). Surprised?
 
As we speak Larry continues to sit as a Family Court Judge in the Mercer Vicinage Court.