The former chief clerk for Onondaga County Family Court has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was forced from her job because she would not conspire to spread negative information about a State Supreme Court candidate.
(Click on the Federal Complaint to the right)
Seems the former chief court clerk, Ms. Morin, didn't like that Administrative Judge James Tormey and former Executive Assistant John Voninski wanted her to spy on and provide dirt about State Supreme Court candidate David G. Klim who was a Family Court Judge at the time.
She alleges that her life was made unpleasant when she refused to conspire with the judges, including being made to fill-in for vacationing clerks in far away places. She was apparently asked whether or not she was a "team player."
This latest peak at procedures on the inside of a New York State Judicial District's administrative office follows The Westchester Guardian report just a few weeks ago that a criminal investigation was called for involving the alleged improper actions of Westchester County Surrogate Judge Anthony A. Scarpino and New York City Administrative Judge Jacqueline W. Silbermann.
Seems like honest people are feeling a little bit more empowered by the presence of Chief Administrative Judge Ann T. Pfau.
Lets see some results and don't take for ever Judge Ann T. Pfau.
ReplyDeleteExtortion is one of the weapons that Judges use all the time, one way or another.
ReplyDeleteI'm comforted in knowing that the corruption in and the abuse of the New York court system is everywhere throughout the state.
ReplyDeleteHow'd this happen?!?
the rule of law stopped over 50 years ago in the state of new york that's when the gangster/lawyers-judges took over
ReplyDeleteWe'll find out very quickly if Ms. Judge Pfau is a "team player" or a justice-saving reformer.
ReplyDeleteI'm beginning to lean with the Boss Tweed connection with the current Judicial-Disaster-Kaye state of affairs. Sad, it's very sad. I'm not very optimistic.
So every day another outrage from our courts....from every court and from every part of the state.
ReplyDeleteThere's no "peak" into how some administrative judges (read: thugs) bully people around. Some do it right in the open. It's their way or the highway.
ReplyDeleteIf Judge Pfau tries to correct, or even discuss, the misdeeds of certain powerful OCA people, she'll be toast. And she knows this.
ReplyDeleteNew York's court system is broken and it will remain that way. Spitzer and Cuomo know this too, and they are afraid to act because they know the consequences.
The Empire State is really the State of Retaliation... you play by the corrupt rules of a bunch of bums, or they will get you. Plain and simple.
and they will take all your money in the process
ReplyDeleteyou said it!
ReplyDeleteSerious allegations, supported by documentation, against top Administrative Judges Tormey, Nicolia and Silberman. Seems like there's a problem at the top of the power grid. And these people want raises?
ReplyDeleteMAKE SURE YOU READ THIS LAWSUIT !!! So Chief Court Clerk Ms. Morin "pisses off the wrong people" and gets re-assigned to cover a clerk's office 100 miles away.
ReplyDeleteWho is this jackass VONINSKI. Yank him off the bench, take away his law license and re-assign HIM to westchester county where Admin Judge Nicolai can show HIM a hostile work environment!
this is standard fare for those of us that labor in the courts for tinhorn judges
ReplyDeleteI just read the Morin lawsuit. This is child's play compared to what has been going on in Westchester County. The King of the County (Hon Nicolai) could show those people in Syracuse a thing or two about knocking people around who don't submit to their dumb power-driven demands. Also, if I'm not mistaken that Administrative Judge Tormey's ancestors were the people to conceive of the concept of TORMENTING people; they'd be proud of him.
ReplyDeletegot to give her credit for what she has done very few would do it but her name is mud
ReplyDeleteRIGHT ON GIRL GOOD FOR YOU
ReplyDeleteI predict that someone will sue in Brooklyn, then Manhattan....and on and on.....the flood gates are open now....the people have had enough of the court corruption
ReplyDeleteit can't happen too soon
ReplyDeleteThe OCA IG should hire this women. She knows where the bodies are buried!!
ReplyDeleteDon't these powerful idiots know that when they do something corrupt they are showing the young people who work under them that it's OK to violate the rule of law and corrupt the system?!?!
ReplyDeleteMake the turkeys fry!
power corrupts and total power corrupts totally and then they have the nerve to demand pay raises
ReplyDeleteThe Kaye legacy will someday show corruption under her far worse than any Boss Tweed could have imagined. From the top, all the way down. Thank you, dear useless Chief Judge Judith Kaye. You, too, have sold your soul for greed and power.
ReplyDeleteAnyone counting how many days left we have under her?
Please keep us updated on this lawsuit. Thanks. 3 Cheers for Ms. Morin!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI heard there will be another lawsuit like this one within a few weeks...big names in top court jobs being sued by a state court employee.
ReplyDeleteThink there's a problem here, dear Judge Kaye?
I sadly agree that the corruption under Judge Kaye can, in fact, be compared to what existed under Boss Tweed. 4 words: Out Of Control Corruption!!
I want to follow this story and maybe write to the judge. Does anyone know the newspaper that'll be covering it? And how do you write to the judge? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great story. A federal agency should be the ones to speak to her. I'm sure they would get detailed information that could go along way to cleanup some of the current situation.
ReplyDeleteHope that the Judge(s) that did this get screwed to the wall, that way they will stop screwing with people.
ReplyDeleteWishing Ms. Morin luck with her efforts
ReplyDeleteSo next the animals that abuse our system, and abused this women Morin, will now attack her and everyone assocaited with her in court through their dirty lawyers. And they will call it "defending themselves." REMOVE THESE DIRTY JUDGES FROM THE BENCH- NOW!
ReplyDeleteI want the federal government to get involved in this!
ReplyDeletewhere is the NYS Attorney General?
ReplyDeleteAnd this thug of a judge is in charge?!?
ReplyDeleteWhat's going on here? We need to really expose this group of bums for treating this woman the way they did. Shameful.
This garbage is going on all over the state to good and honest state employees. I too applaud Ms. Morin for confronting the cowards.
ReplyDeleteThink about the fact that this could happen to anyone. If it happen to you what would you do? My heart goes out to Ms. Morin.
ReplyDelete"Power does not corrupt men. Fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power."
ReplyDelete–George Bernard Shaw
if these bums (Judges) did not get a salary and don't forget the many perks then they could all go to a nursing home where they belong
ReplyDeleteHey judge tormey, when did you sell your soul?
ReplyDeleteWhat's going on with this case?
ReplyDeletethis is not the only case like this, there is another similar one in western NY state
ReplyDeleteDEMONSTRATION IN FRONT OF WESTCHESTER COURTHOUSE MONDAY, July 16th, 11:30-12:30
ReplyDelete(111 MLK Jr Blv, White Plains, New York)
We are staging a rally against the corruption in Westchester Family, Matrimonial and Surrogate’s courts: The LACK OF DUE PROCESS, the practice of removal of children from their parents, backroom deals, issuing Temporary Orders based on false or unverified allegations, etc. If interested:?
Please e-mail Peter at admin@letq.com or call 914-309-7463. Show up………take a stand against court corruption MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007 at 11:30am
Zero accountability for corrupt cops, lawyers, judges and I thought things would be different when "the peoples attorney" became governor. The entire system reeks.
ReplyDeletewill be at the rally Monday 7/16 - by the way there is another person in the Judicial system such as it is that is suing
ReplyDeleteGirl, stick it to them good, take them all to the wood shed
ReplyDeletewe/re behind you.....keep going!!!!
ReplyDeleteBE STRONG !!!!!!
Tormey is out of control and I respect Ms. Morin. Now someone should go after his lunatic buddy Anthony J. Paris. The unique combination of on a power trip and dumb as stone.
ReplyDeleteI AM A LONG TERM ATTORNEY WITH A GREAT RECORD (27 YEARS) WHO FILED A CLAIM AGAINST JUDGE SUSAN KNIPPS AND THE SUPREME COURT OFFICERS IN NYC FAMILY COURT FOR BEATING ME UP AFTER PUTTING ME IN A HEADLOCK AND BODY LOCK IN OPEN COURT JUST AS WE WERE STARTING THE DAY. THE NY AGENS. OFFICE IS DEFENDING THIS. I SERVED NOTICES OF INTENT TO SUE AND THE CLAIM ITSELF. KNIPPS WAS A CLERK TO KAYE. HER COURTROOM IS SOMETHING OUT OF A BAD MOVIE. WAS ATTACKED AGAIN IN FRONT OF JHO PALOS IN A RELATED SUPPORT PROCEEDING AFTER HE SHUT OFF THE TAPE RECORDER. HAVE WITNESSES TO BOTH. THAT ATTACK WAS THE BEGINNING OF AN ONGOING ATTACK AGAINST ME AND MY CLIENTS, ALL WHISTLEBLOWERS. PS. NEITHER THE EDNY IN LONG ISLAND OR BRKLYN ARE ADA COMPLIANT FOR THE DISABLED. HOW DID THEY GET A C/O?
ReplyDeleteI heard about the Brooklyn incident,WOW what a story. This will put a very bad stink on OCA and DA`s office.
ReplyDeleteJune 13, 2009 What are the particulars of the Brooklyn incident?
ReplyDeleteErie County Surrogate Court Judge Barbara Howe is beyond corrupt. She blatantly ignores the law and parties rights. Her favored attorneys firm know this and use it to the hilt. When she is asked about her blatently unfair rulings her stock answer is, "you can appeal that". She does what she does because she can. Both her ties to Appellate Divison Fourth Dept. judges should be investagated.
ReplyDeletethe bronx courts are the most corrupt courts. these people are wearing the 180 day rule to 3-5 in rikers inmates rights are so abused it's like they don;t have rights. These Attorneys Judges and DA are going too far with this process as well as they are using the stock market to process court cases and the judges Da and your attorney always win. you are the collataral. The prisoner this is Debt court at its finest. these judges care about nothing they make so much money on the side called cash awards. the more prisoners on board their ship can sail and you go straight to jail if you are wrong or right.more bodies more money through stock you are bought and sold like cattle and they act like this is not going on because the court have people in place to handle the mony side cash awards this is so the judges hands are not directly involved clever. the prisoners need to get together or their families and start a class action law suit. as well as counterclaims against everybody that has done harm to you learn how to do this process. example judge da attorney jailers and anyone you had contact get names and titles. STOP SIGNING THEIR DOCUMENTS OR GIVING YOUR NAME INFO OR PRINTS. WHEN THEY SAY BE SILENT THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WATCH WHAT HAPPENS THEY HAVE NOTHING YOU VOUNTEER YOURSELF STOP PLAYING THEIR GAME. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND NOW WILL ONLY GET WORST.
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