Judge whose anti-rape advice was 'close your legs' loses job [View all]
Judge whose anti-rape advice was 'close your legs' loses job
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Judge-whose-anti-rape-advice-was-close-your-15295658.php
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.
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