This Judge Disrobes on OF and gets kicked off bench

[wsc]

His -former- Honor seems to have forgotten a fundamental maxim, not just of law but also of life, that good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgement. This jurist seems to have racked up considerable experience without the hoped-for improvement in discerning judgement.

And in the end, isn't what the public most looks for in a judge good judgement?

Edited March 27, 2023 by wsc

[BtmBearDad]

20 minutes ago, KensingtonHomo said:

But I don't think public employees should have to give up their right to criticize an elected official simply because they're employed by the city or state.

I get what you’re saying, but that’s not how it works in real life in either the public sector or the private sector. Career civil servants do have a layer of protection, but appointees don’t have any. Same holds true in the private sector. Where could you publicly tweet for your CEO to “eat my c**t” or tweet for a corporate VP to “choke on a d**k” and not think there’s going to be consequences? Would you be able to tweet anything like that without blowback? Each of us give up all sorts of rights - some little, some big - every day in the workplace. 
 

29 minutes ago, KensingtonHomo said:

So why wouldn't the company handle it privately, let him go get help and come back to work?

A big part of it had to do with him publicly  naming his boss, speculating on his body, how hung he must be, how hard he’d fuck Erick, etc. while he was putting on one of his webcam shows. Erick made it difficult if not impossible for any company to keep it private.  As far as going to get help, and coming back to work - Erick ruined his own brand, so there was no path for him to comeback after this all became public. 

One bit of news that should please Erick is that the NYPD is investigating this as “revenge porn”, and are trying to track down the individual (and it appears it was only one person) who recorded, and sent the webcam shows to the network, and others. If they track him down, at least Erick will know whether this all down to some bitter rando, or if it was down to someone he knew. 
 

42 minutes ago, KensingtonHomo said:

because the company is owned by homophobic right-wingers. 

I’m not buying that - that’s a knee jerk rationale. There are plenty of gay employees at this network across their affiliates, and across all departments. They’re not closeted, they’re not afraid of the network bosses, there’s even gay networking groups sponsored by the network. If you ask any of them why/how they could work there, they’ll tell you the pay, benefits, and perks are higher than the industry standard, at least in NYC, and the majority of opinion broadcasts are just so much theatre. There’s homophobes and right wingers at every single company - whether they’re open about it or one of the stealth ones, they’re there. If this was Blaze, OAN, or Newsmax I think your argument would be correct - but then again, they’d never have hired Erick in the first place. 

Regardless, both of these cases boil down to an epic failure of judgement by Erick, and Greg, nothing more. 

[Guest]

6 hours ago, KensingtonHomo said:

I align with the group that doesn't care that he had an OnlyFans or told Vicky Paladino off. She's a monster and utterly corrupt, as are most politicians. 

For me, unless they can demonstrate that he did something wrong in his job, his comments about politicians and his OF is irrelevant. And as people who engage with sex workers, I think we should stand up for them when a bunch of hypocritical douche bags attack them. 

While I agree that Vickie (not Vicky) Paladino is a douche bag, what job do you or did you have that you could tell one of your superiors to "choke on a dick"?

[Guest]

6 hours ago, BOZO T CLOWN said:

...

NYC Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, who was told by Judge Locke that she should, "Choke on a d--k", previously stated:

...

She is now pushing for disbarment: “This guy should lose his law license, we’re in the process.”...

Well, Vickie Paladino is quite a piece of work herself, and lost at least one position herself due to her assholishness:

https://nypost.com/2023/03/11/vickie-paladino-booted-from-council-committee-after-criticism-of-drag-queens/

While I agree that Gregory Locke's behavior showed unbelievably poor judgment which should disqualify him from the job he had, nothing he did was illegal or otherwise an indication that he lacks the moral fiber to practice law, so I'm not quite sure what the basis would be for disbarment. Certainly nothing he did shows evidence of the lack of ethics needed to practice law. Surely, you can't compare what he did to what disbarred former attorney Rudy Giuliani did. In the words of the court which disbarred Giuliani, for example:

"On June 24, 2021, a New York appellate court suspended Giuliani's law license. The panel of five justices found that there was "uncontroverted" evidence that Giuliani made "demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers and the public" and that Giuliani's conduct "immediately threatens the public interest and warrants interim suspension from the practice of law"."

In this instance, I think Paladino's actions against Locke are simply vindictive and harassing, and I certainly hope that he can sue her successfully for her malicious efforts in this regard. 

[+ KensingtonHomo]

24 minutes ago, Unicorn said:

While I agree that Vickie (not Vicky) Paladino is a douche bag, what job do you or did you have that you could tell one of your superiors to "choke on a dick"?

I haven't used that particular phrase but I've said "fuck off" and "go fuck yourself", and lived to tell the tale. Usually, I was provoked and they started with foul language. 

And I come from a blue-collar family, and if you're in a union, telling your superiors to get fucked it like a typical Wednesday. 

All that said, is it a good use of our public money to investigate a Twitter account? 

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

40 minutes ago, Unicorn said:

Well, Vickie Paladino is quite a piece of work herself, and lost at least one position herself due to her assholishness:

https://nypost.com/2023/03/11/vickie-paladino-booted-from-council-committee-after-criticism-of-drag-queens/

While I agree that Gregory Locke's behavior showed unbelievably poor judgment which should disqualify him from the job he had, nothing he did was illegal or otherwise an indication that he lacks the moral fiber to practice law, so I'm not quite sure what the basis would be for disbarment. Certainly nothing he did shows evidence of the lack of ethics needed to practice law. Surely, you can't compare what he did to what disbarred former attorney Rudy Giuliani did. In the words of the court which disbarred Giuliani, for example:

"On June 24, 2021, a New York appellate court suspended Giuliani's law license. The panel of five justices found that there was "uncontroverted" evidence that Giuliani made "demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers and the public" and that Giuliani's conduct "immediately threatens the public interest and warrants interim suspension from the practice of law"."

In this instance, I think Paladino's actions against Locke are simply vindictive and harassing, and I certainly hope that he can sue her successfully for her malicious efforts in this regard. 

The NY State Bar Association requires attorneys that practice in that state to abide by a Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct. Those can be found in their website. Failure to comply could result in a reprimand, suspension, or revocation of law license.

If there is no basis for Paladino's claim, then the charges will be dismissed. 

I am becoming more in agreement with what one of the posters wrote earlier, namely that Locke has mental health issues. If true, that may excuse him from punishment from the Bar.

BoZo

 

[+ nycman]

6 hours ago, KensingtonHomo said:

And in terms of Erick Adame (the meteorologist), from what I've read from him he was dealing with a form of sex addiction.

Bullshit. 

Take responsibility for your actions.

[BtmBearDad]

51 minutes ago, KensingtonHomo said:

All that said, is it a good use of our public money to investigate a Twitter account? 

I’m not disagreeing with this sentiment at all, but there is a large department within the City government that does just that, and more - the Department of Investigation. They’re supposed to be the ones that vet any candidate for appointment or promotion, and they’re staffed by a good combination of law enforcement nepo babies, and frustrated LE types that couldn’t make the cut with the NYPD or FBI or even the DA’s office. They actually encourage snitching on co-workers for anything from “inappropriate behaviour” outside of work, to being in a Su-Zu, to moonlighting, to actual criminal activity. They also try to make city employees act as “undercover” agents by saying never to decline a bribe before talking to them first to set up a sting. They’re not well liked or regarded, and often times, inept at their job. 

[+ KensingtonHomo]

7 minutes ago, nycman said:

Bullshit. 

Take responsibility for your actions.

Uh, he did. 

[+ KensingtonHomo]

5 minutes ago, BtmBearDad said:

the Department of Investigation.

We can just eliminate this department entirely. 

[+ nycman]

1 hour ago, KensingtonHomo said:

Uh, he did. 

In all seriousness, I’ve been trying to find ANY evidence that he has.

Other than claiming ‘sex addition" and "revenge porn"…there’s not much I can find. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, BOZO T CLOWN said:

The NY State Bar Association requires attorneys that practice in that state to abide by a Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct. Those can be found in their website. Failure to comply could result in a reprimand, suspension, or revocation of law license...

Well, you insinuated that Locke violated at least one of those codes. So, man up: which one(s)?

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

8 minutes ago, Unicorn said:

Well, you insinuated that Locke violated at least one of those codes. So, man up: which one(s)?

Really? Where did I make that insinuation?

Bozo is a circus clown, not an attorney. But I have no doubt that the Councilwoman (or his former employer, or Eric Adams) will file a complaint with the Bar Association, which will conduct its own investigation, and mete out punishment, if appropriate.

Nevertheless, his tweets and side hustle has likely doomed him from ever getting a job as a lawyer with a private law firm. As for his own practice, given his behavior, its hard to imagine him being taken seriously in a courtroom.

BoZo

 

Edited March 27, 2023 by BOZO T CLOWN

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, BOZO T CLOWN said:

Really? Where did I make that insinuation?...

I certainly interpreted this as such an insinuation:
"We know that disbarment will prevent him from practicing law in New York state, but will it also effect his ability to practice law in other states? If yes, Judge Locke should cash in on his 15 minutes of fame....now. Strike while the iron is hot.
He should sign a lucrative contract with a porn studio, make personal appearances at gay clubs, and even write an autobiography (with lots of photos). Maybe even a movie-of-the-week?"

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

21 minutes ago, Unicorn said:

I certainly interpreted this as such an insinuation:
"We know that disbarment will prevent him from practicing law in New York state, but will it also effect his ability to practice law in other states? If yes, Judge Locke should cash in on his 15 minutes of fame....now. Strike while the iron is hot.
He should sign a lucrative contract with a porn studio, make personal appearances at gay clubs, and even write an autobiography (with lots of photos). Maybe even a movie-of-the-week?"

That is hypothesizing......  NOT insinuating.

BoZo

 

[BtmBearDad]

4 hours ago, KensingtonHomo said:

We can just eliminate this department entirely. 

They’ve tried - since 1938 lol but DOI, or I suppose more properly, it’s functions are enshrined in the city’s charter. As I said, they’re not well liked or regarded. A more humourless, self important group of basically frustrated/wanna be LE types you’ll never meet. 

[Guest]

3 hours ago, BOZO T CLOWN said:

That is hypothesizing......  NOT insinuating.

BoZo

 

That reminds me of the reporters on Fox who put out wildly false or at best speculative statements then say "You, know, I'm just wondering...". 

[MassageAdam]

On 3/26/2023 at 2:16 AM, FrankR said:

I will never understand why we, the general public, enjoy sticking our noses into other people’s business. Or feel qualified to criticize what they do in their free time. Social media has made it worse. As long as he isnt hurting anyone…how about we all just mind our own business. 🤔

He put his business out there, people weren't sticking their nose in it.  That's why I don't have social media, no one needs to know anything about me that I don't want to share.  

[kingsley88]

On 3/26/2023 at 3:15 AM, Unicorn said:

I would so pay for that... 😍 Thanks, BTC!

You can see snippets/trailers from his twitter. 

https://twitter.com/CtrlZalt

 

[56harrisond]

Last week, I was fired from my job as a New York City Administrative Law Judge. This came after a member of the City Council took issue with tweets I wrote in response to their bigoted and misguided statements about drag queens and about the queer community at large. The Council member and news outlets also took this opportunity to expose me for unrelated x-rated work, none of which occurred during or at work for the City.  

It is disappointing that the City of New York decided to take the side of a documented bigot instead of seizing an opportunity to stand against ever-growing anti-LGBTQ hatred, particularly the fervent hatred toward the trans and nonbinary communities. The ethics rules guiding New York City Administrative Law Judges do not require a judge to abstain from politics or political speech. I remain steadfast in my insistence that my tweets, even if not polite, did not violate any ethical guidelines.  

The most vulnerable members of the queer community are fighting for their lives, and the only people offended by my tweets are those more interested in policing language than opposing policies and politics which kill.  

I will continue my private work, using my legal skills to represent paid clients, and to offer pro bono services for members of the LGBTQ community who need it most. I will also continue my work on OF and JFF.  

Sex work, including porn, is not shameful, and I will not filter my thoughts and actions to appease those who enact harm on my community. This started not as a political disagreement, but as a human one. A politician used their influence to win this battle, underscoring just how important it is -- now more than ever -- to stand up against bigotry and ensure the protection of the rights of the most vulnerable.

[LostUpstate]

He’s now found a second career doing porn, not just on OF. His first scene for RawF*ckClub was released this week. 

[+ friendofsheila]

On 6/14/2023 at 8:33 AM, LostUpstate said:

He’s now found a second career doing porn, not just on OF. His first scene for RawF*ckClub was released this week. 

I think he wanted to do porn more than he wanted to be a judge. 

[BuffaloKyle]

On 6/14/2023 at 11:33 AM, LostUpstate said:

He’s now found a second career doing porn, not just on OF. His first scene for RawF*ckClub was released this week. 

Here's that scene and another one I found:

Five Little Piggies: CtrlZalt (Gregory A Locke), Greg Hollywood, Thiago Fox, Owen Hawk, Rio Grande-Raw Fuck Club

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