New Jersey Superior Court Judge Gary Wilcox was accused of misconduct for posting TikToks in which he lip-synced provocative lyrics in his chambers.
In one video, Wilcox holds cash and pretends to light a match in his chambers while lip-syncing lines from “Sure Thing” by R&B singer Miguel, according to the complaint.
The lip-sync videos — a popular genre on TikTok — featured inappropriate lyrics referencing violence, sex and misogyny, the complaint alleged. Other videos featured Wilcox partially dressed and lying in bed, according to the complaint.They were racy enough that they brought disrepute to the New Jersey judiciary, the Supreme Court’s advisory committee on judicial conduct said in a formal complaint Friday that accused Wilcox of misconduct.
website. Robert Hille, a lawyer representing Wilcox, said he does not believe the videos reflect any ill intent.Wilcox posted the videos on a public TikTok account under the alias “Sal Tortorella,” according to the complaint. The songs Wilcox played in his videos included Nas’s “Get Down,” which describes a shooting in a courtroom, and “Touch It,” by Busta Rhymes, which graphically describes a sex act, according to the complaint.
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