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Judge's gun case: what the censure says he did next

The ethics board's censure is a formal public rebuke rather than a removal, and it stems from the judge carrying a gun in his courtroom; a very polite punishment.

On air: Gloria Vance and Brock Thunderson on BBN Overnight
Published 1:42 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Hemmers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Gun safety — Photo: Hemmers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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 Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 1:42 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Brock Thunderson; 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

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe New York Post reports that an ethics board has censured a New York City judge who carried a gun, over what it calls a bizarre little experiment in his courtroom.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA censure. That is the board's official way of saying it is cloudy, with a chance of a stern letter.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a public reprimand, and it is the board's formal rebuke. I have seen harsher penalties for a parking permit.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA parking permit.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe details of the experiment are the Post's framing, and the board's full findings are what to read next.