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The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct wants to remove Judge Erin Gall over racist remarks she made at a graduation party towards four black teenagers.
The removal request came as a result of allegations that Judge Erin Gall threatened Black teens while at a 2022 graduation party.
PEOPLE reported that Erin P. Gall, a judge from Oneida County, went on a long rant after the event. The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct released police body camera footage of her racist outburst.
A bodycam footage showed the teens searching for lost car keys while Gall yells at them to leave and take an Uber home. The video later showed the New York judge threatening to shoot the teens, who were still searching for their car keys.
Newsweek also reported the event,revealing that Gall’s derogatory outburst followed a clash between invited and uninvited guests at a New Hartford, New York party. She attended with her family, while four Black teens arrived after seeing the event on a live feed.
Gall eventually asked the responding officers to arrest the four teenagers and repeatedly emphasized that she was a judge. When warned about a potential lawsuit, Erin Gall assured officers of her support.
Erin Gall’s attorney plans to appeal, but the New York State Court of Appeals will make the final decision regarding her removal. Per AP, Gall attributes her actions and words to the Black teens to trauma from a 1990 assault. “Judge Gall has been remorseful, apologetic and accepting of responsibility. She acknowledged from the very beginning that she was embarrassed by her conduct and humiliated at the way in which she reacted to the unforeseen events that had occurred. It is the opinion of her psychologists that her conduct was secondary to a trauma reaction, which we offer not as an excuse but as an explanation,” Julian explained.
