A controversial Bronx judge notorious for letting accused killers loose on the streets has been the subject of a state probe after being accused of unprofessional and abusive behavior in the courtroom while speculation is rampant that she'll be removed from handling criminal cases, The Post has learned.
The notoriously lenient Bronx judge under fire for putting an accused child-killer back on the street will be yanked off criminal cases and moved to civil court by next week, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Friday.
Soft-on-crime Judge Naita Semaj, of the county Supreme Court, is applying to become the presiding justice overseeing all disputed criminal and civil cases in Manhattan and The Bronx.
Tyresse Minter, who was charged with strangling his 15-year-old stepson Corde Scott to death, was remanded in custody Friday after a Bronx judge deemed him a "flight risk" just days after a notoriously soft-on-crime magistrate opted to cut the stepdad loose.