LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) - A veteran New York town judge will resign amid accusations he denigrated a fellow judge from the bench and made culturally and racially insensitive comments.
Court documents show Lockport Town Justice Leonard Tilney Jr. resigned in a letter dated Aug. 8. He said he would vacate the office by the end of the day on Sept. 30.
WKBW-TV reports Tilney has been a judge in the town court since 2004.
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Court documents say Tilney was aware of the investigation alleging he had committed misconduct both on and off the bench at various times in 2017. The allegations include making a culturally insensitive comment to a defendant during sentencing and posting racially offensive material in the courthouse office.
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