A local New York judge being investigated for allegedly posting offensive comments aimed at Muslims and gays on Facebook resigned before having to testify about the posts.
“Public confidence in the integrity of the courts requires judges to avoid even the
appearance of bias,” said Robert Tembeckjian, administrator for the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, in a June 16 statement.
“Social media posts that exhibit anti-LGBTQ, anti-Muslim, pro-police or other biases are abhorrent and inimical to the role of a judge,” Tembeckjian said in calling Kenneth Knutsen’s departure “warranted.”
Knusten’s Facebook posts allegedly conveyed anti-LGBTQ and anti-Muslim ...
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