Judge Gershuny's gun stunt draws a formal censure

The ethics board ruled against Judge Jeffrey Gershuny over the courtroom gun demonstration during an officer's testimony about a suspect's weapon; the experiment did not earn a passing grade.

On air: Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Tonight
Published 7:26 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Updated 1:42 AM ET · aired 4 times

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At a glance

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 7:26 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield; 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 criminal court judge, Jeffrey Gershuny, has been censured by an ethics board for pulling out his own gun in court during a police officer's testimony about a suspect's weapon.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo he ran a science fair project in a courtroom, and the ethics board just handed back the grade.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA censure.