NJ courts allege a judge broke ethics rules when he, in his chambers with law books on his shelves, looked into a camera and lip-synced: 'All my life, I've been waiting for somebody to whoop my ass.” Plus, it says there were 10 more problematic videos.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The New Jersey court system alleges a judge broke ethics rules when he, in a suit and tie, in his chambers with law books lining his shelves, stared into a camera and lip-synced the words: "All my life, I've been waiting for somebody to whoop my ass.”describes one of 11 TikTok videos by Bergen County Superior Court Judge Gary N. Wilcox that it says “were inappropriate and brought disrepute to the judiciary.
“[Wilcox] recorded several TikTok videos in his chambers, including songs which contained profanity, graphic sexual references to female and male body parts, and/or racist terms,” the complaint states. In the “whoop my ass” video, Wilcox lip-syncs “I mean business! You think you can run up on me and whip my monkey ass? Come on. Come on,” according to the complaint.
“By his conduct in posting these and similar videos to TikTok, Respondent exhibited poor judgment and demonstrated disrespect for the Judiciary and an inability to conform to the high standards of conduct expected of judges,” the complaint states.
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