, Superior Court Judge Gary N. Wilcox used an alias to create an account and post videos on TikTok. There are about 40 videos on his public account, posted between April 2021 and March 2023. Eleven of the videos"were inappropriate and brought disrepute to the Judiciary," the complaint said.
In one video, the judge allegedly stood in his chambers and mouthed along to the lyrics:"All my life, I've been waiting for somebody to whoop my ass. I mean business! You think you can run up on me and whip my monkey ass?" It's not clear what song those lyrics were from. The account appears to have been removed from TikTok. According to the complaint, Wilcox celebrated having 100 followers at one point.
Wilcox has been practicing law since 1989 and has been a Superior Court judge since 2011. He presides over criminal cases in New Jersey's Bergen County. , ethics complaints against judges are investigated and prosecuted by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct. Following an investigation, the committee may choose to dismiss the complaint, privately or publicly discipline a judge, or file formal charges against the judge.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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