Benched Brooklyn judge’s alleged homophobic, racist remarks preceded removal from the bench
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Explosive new court papers accuse a Brooklyn Surrogate Court judge booted from the bench last year of spewing racist and anti-gay remarks, denouncing Hispanics as promiscuous liars and ranting that homosexuality “is an abomination.”
An affidavit from state Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks laid bare the plethora of hateful remarks Judge Harriet Thompson allegedly said “in the courthouse in the presence of United Court System personnel.”
The fiery words preceded her abrupt removal from her position in December.
“I hate these gay white men,” she’s quoted as saying in the document, while later declaring “gay racist f-----s ... trying to ruin me and get me ... Being gay is an abomination to mankind. The Holy Ghost (is) going to get them.”
Thompson’s vile speech also included a remark that she “assumed the litigant was a liar” in cases involving anyone with an Hispanic-sounding name, according to the 20-page Brooklyn Supreme Court filing obtained by the Daily News.
“They have a deceitful trait that goes way back to Biblical times,” she was quoted as saying. “The men are always stealing, and the women are no better. They lie, steal and use their vaginas for anything they want.”
Thompson, now seeking to vacate the order from Marks that removed her from the bench, responded to The News that she was the victim of a “political hit.”
“I’m entitled to my day in court, to my right of confrontation, and to my right of cross-examination,” she said Saturday. “I categorically deny the allegations ... You know what? It’s about integrity and character. That’s all I have. People lie, and people believe the lies.”
But the affidavit filed by the the state’s chief administrative judge alleges other targets of Thompson’s wide-ranging bile include natives of the West Indies, overweight co-workers, fellow female judges, white women and Black women.
She accused her female colleagues of trading sexual favors for their seats on the bench, labeling one woman as “part of that group of hos” and describing another Black judge as a “house n----r” and “puppet for the white man,” according to the court papers.
In a particularly callous comment, Thompson said a fellow judge “got what she deserved” when diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease, the court papers allege. The judge also declared a state court worker was likely a prostitute, and suggested “her boyfriend is pimping her.”
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Explosive new court papers accuse a Brooklyn Surrogate Court judge booted from the bench last year of spewing racist and anti-gay remarks, denouncing Hispanics as promiscuous liars and ranting that homosexuality “is an abomination.”
An affidavit from state Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks laid bare the plethora of hateful remarks Judge Harriet Thompson allegedly said “in the courthouse in the presence of United Court System personnel.”
The fiery words preceded her abrupt removal from her position in December.
“I hate these gay white men,” she’s quoted as saying in the document, while later declaring “gay racist f-----s ... trying to ruin me and get me ... Being gay is an abomination to mankind. The Holy Ghost (is) going to get them.”
Thompson’s vile speech also included a remark that she “assumed the litigant was a liar” in cases involving anyone with an Hispanic-sounding name, according to the 20-page Brooklyn Supreme Court filing obtained by the Daily News.
“They have a deceitful trait that goes way back to Biblical times,” she was quoted as saying. “The men are always stealing, and the women are no better. They lie, steal and use their vaginas for anything they want.”
Thompson, now seeking to vacate the order from Marks that removed her from the bench, responded to The News that she was the victim of a “political hit.”
“I’m entitled to my day in court, to my right of confrontation, and to my right of cross-examination,” she said Saturday. “I categorically deny the allegations ... You know what? It’s about integrity and character. That’s all I have. People lie, and people believe the lies.”
But the affidavit filed by the the state’s chief administrative judge alleges other targets of Thompson’s wide-ranging bile include natives of the West Indies, overweight co-workers, fellow female judges, white women and Black women.
She accused her female colleagues of trading sexual favors for their seats on the bench, labeling one woman as “part of that group of hos” and describing another Black judge as a “house n----r” and “puppet for the white man,” according to the court papers.
In a particularly callous comment, Thompson said a fellow judge “got what she deserved” when diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease, the court papers allege. The judge also declared a state court worker was likely a prostitute, and suggested “her boyfriend is pimping her.”
