A New Jersey Superior Court judge, Judge John F. Russo Jr. has been removed from his position as a Judge after several misconduct claims. This includes asking a rape victim ‘if she closed her legs’ during the assault on her person.
Judge John F. Russo Jr. was ordered to be removed from his position by the New Jersey Supreme Court this week, according to Chief Justice Stuart Rabner who made the announcement in a court opinion.
In a court opinion filed on May 26 but made available to the media on Thursday, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner of the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered Judge John F. Russo Jr. to be removed from his position effective immediately and permanently banning Russo from holding a judicial office in New Jersey.
Russo was removed after a complaint was filed in August 2018 by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, alleging four counts of misconduct both in the courtroom and by asking personal favors from court staff.
Russo became an attorney in 1997, where he served as a law clerk in the Superior Court before going into private practice. He had six years of experience as an administrative law judge before he was appointed to the Superior Court in December 2015.
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