New York Judge Resigns

This Judge Tried To Get Out of Jury Duty by Saying Everyone Appearing Before Him Is Guilty
"I know they are guilty," otherwise "they would not be in front of me," said town justice Richard Snyder, who resigned in December.
New York Judge Resigns After Saying He Thinks Everyone's Guilty
A New York judge resigned after he allegedly told another judge that he believed anyone who came before him was guilty.
New York judge resigns after saying he can’t be on a jury since he thinks all defendants are guilty
An upstate New York judge has resigned after he got out of jury duty by claiming that he couldn’t be impartial because he thought everyone brought before a court is guilty.
NY Judge Resigns After Avoiding Jury Duty by Telling Court He Couldn't Be Impartial
Former Petersburgh Town Court Justice Richard T. Snyder, of Rensselaer County, was being investigated for misconduct by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, for claiming he could not be impartial.
Three New York judges resign after misconduct investigations
Three New York judges, including one who said all defendants in his court are guilty, have left the bench amid misconduct investigations.
'They did something wrong': Disgraced judge resigns after saying all defendants are guilty
When Judge Richard T. Snyder was called for jury duty in Upstate New York in 2023, he reportedly avoided serving on a case by saying he thought that all defendants in his courtroom were guilty. Snyder was dismissed.
NY judge resigns after claiming all defendants are guilty in bid to skirt jury duty in another court
This New York judge had no defense. Petersburgh Town Justice Richard T. Snyder stepped down after he said all defendants are guilty in an effort to skirt jury duty – and then struggled to defend his ill-advised declaration in front of a state commission.
NY judge resigns after saying all defendants are guilty to avoid jury duty
An upstate New York judge has resigned after saying he could not serve on a jury because he believes all defendants are guilty. Richard T. Snyder, who served a justice of the Petersburgh Town Court for about a decade,
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