Sunday, June 8, 2008

Cell phone rings in court - Judge puts 46 people in jail - Judge fired


ALBANY, New York - New York's top court has upheld the removal of a Niagara Falls city court judge who jailed 46 people after no one would own up to a cell phone that rang in court. The state Commission on Judicial Conduct concluded in a November decision that Judge Robert Restaino "snapped" during the March 2005 session. It voted 9-1 for his removal.Restaino was hearing domestic violence cases when the phone rang. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - The Wine Messenger