Benched Brooklyn judge's alleged homophobic, racist remarks preceded removal from the bench

[TheProle]

Explosive new court papers accuse a Brooklyn Surrogate Court judge booted from the bench last year of spewing racist and anti-gay remarks, denouncing Hispanics as promiscuous liars and ranting that homosexuality “is an abomination.”

An affidavit from state Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks laid bare the plethora of hateful remarks Judge Harriet Thompson allegedly said “in the courthouse in the presence of United Court System personnel.”

The fiery words preceded her abrupt removal from her position in December.

“I hate these gay white men,” she’s quoted as saying in the document, while later declaring “gay racist f-----s ... trying to ruin me and get me ... Being gay is an abomination to mankind. The Holy Ghost (is) going to get them.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/benched-brooklyn-judge-s-alleged-homophobic-racist-remarks-preceded-removal-from-the-bench/ar-AA11HiME

She seems nice. Other quotes:

- (On people with Hispanic-sounding names): “They have a deceitful trait that goes way back to Biblical times. The men are always stealing, and the women are no better. They lie, steal and use their vaginas for anything they want.”

- She accused her female colleagues of trading sexual favors for their seats on the bench, labeling one woman as “part of that group of hos” and describing another Black judge as a “house n----r” and “puppet for the white man,” according to the court papers.

- In a particularly callous comment, Thompson said a fellow judge “got what she deserved” when diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease, the court papers allege. The judge also declared a state court worker was likely a prostitute, and suggested “her boyfriend is pimping her.”

[brush]

1. God! Did she lose her 'effin mind? How do you get to be a judge with...

that mindset? And even more obvious, how do ya think you can make statements like that heard by others?

She had to have lost her mind.

[canuckledragger]

2. I'd love to see the facts come out

And find out just how much this racist idiot projected her doings on others.

There's that saying afterall that states liars, etc, see themselves in everyone.

[Demovictory9]

4. review all her judgements..particularly those involving groups she hates..everybody

[Celerity]

3. pic

background (oh the irony)

https://politicsny.com/2018/05/11/harriet-thompson-gets-county-support-in-surragate-judge-race/

With origins from Dade City, Florida, Thompson’s family moved to New York City as part of the great black migration to the north seeking better opportunities. She received her undergraduate degree from SUNY Plattsburgh and graduated from Albany Law School in 1982. She worked in the Office of the Attorney General and as a private attorney at firms in Manhattan and Brooklyn. She also operated her own law firm for 17 years before she was elected judge in 2011.

“I’m a person of faith. I come from a long line of itinerate ministers from the south and I believe that God can do anything. It [county support] was a good move and I’m grateful from the support I got from many, many people. I worked hard to get to this point. It was not a gift,” said Thompson, adding she also comes from a long line of labor and civil rights activists, and has been a compassionate attorney and judge for 37 years.

Thompson said the first attribute a Surrogate Court [or any court] judge needs is competence, but that can take many forms including but not exclusively legal competence. “I think competence of character is very important. If you don’t stand for something, you fall for anything. My values are a real compassion for people and wanting to help them. One of the traits of being a lawyer is seeing people’s problems and understanding them. Sometimes you have to show them the errors of their ways. Sometimes you have to bridge the gap between people who are adversaries.

“You have to wear various hats as a judge. You are the arbitrator. Sometimes you’re the social worker, sometimes you’re the counselor, sometimes you are the mediator of a dispute. One of my greatest strengths is my ability to bring people together. Many of my cases are settled because of this characteristic. You need loving compassion towards human beings to mediate between you’re being right and the other side being wrong and vice versa,” said Thompson.