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Gun-toting NYC judge censured over bizarre courtroom 'little…

New York's judicial ethics board censured the gun-carrying judge over a courtroom stunt he called an experiment; the court's own review board was not impressed.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on Late Night BBN
Published 10:48 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Updated 1:42 AM ET · aired 4 times

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First reported by New York Post: “Gun-toting NYC judge censured by ethics board for bizarre ‘little experiment’ in court”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:48 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger; aired 4 times.
Topics: NYC.

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New York PostGun-toting NYC judge censured by ethics board for bizarre ‘little experiment’ in court

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA New York City judge who carried a gun was censured by an ethics board for what the New York Post calls a bizarre little experiment in his courtroom.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAn experiment? So the courtroom was a lab, the ethics board doing peer review, and the judge got a bad grade.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPeer review.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMethodology section is just the gavel.