A New York judge who was accused of making homophobic and racist remarks in court elected to step down Friday, agreeing to never seek a judicial office again.
In a rare move, a sitting New York state judge is facing a slew of ethics complaints of misconduct that could cost him his job. Judge Robert Putorti of
Raymond J. Kennedy, a justice in Durham Town Court who name-dropped his judicial status in a small claims matter involving his wife, was disciplined with a censure Wednesday