A rising star new York Judge stormed into a school and branded a teacher a “slut” for a double-parked car and then threatened to use her judicial powers, it is alleged.
Civil Court Judge Jill Epstein erupted after failing to drive past PS 261 in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, in March this year New York Post reported.
Epstein – who became famous via a supreme court application riddled with spelling and grammatical errors – was allegedly demoted from a supervisor’s post because of the incident at school.
During the commotion, Epstein – a democrat – is said to have immediately announced that she would be a judge.
She then raged that the illegally parked car had to be removed immediately because she risked being late for work, eyewitnesses said.
“She said she was a judge and would take care of it,” a source said.
New York Civil Court Judge Jill Epstein – a Democrat – was accused of barging into a Brooklyn elementary school and branding a teacher a “bitch” for a double-parked car
The insult was said to have been hurled outside PS 261 in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, in March. Epstein is further accused of threatening to use her legal powers over the incident
The vehicle ended up being owned by an elementary school teacher.
When that teacher went out to move it — after being alerted through the school’s PA system — Epstein confronted the teacher, allegedly calling her a “slut” in front of parents.
Eventually, school officials complained to the state Bureau of Judiciary, after which Courts Judge Lawrence Marks allegedly revoked Epstein’s supervisory title.
Despite her alleged foul language bullying, Epstein is now being considered for a position as a New York State Supreme Court Justice.
But that offer of a promotion saw Epstein embroiled in a separate embarrassing fiasco after she was exposed for submitting a grammatical and spelling-laden application earlier this month.
Epstein rose to fame earlier this month after her application letter for a New York Supreme Court position was revealed, complete with multiple spelling and grammatical errors
“This certainly sounds like an abuse of her position and is totally inappropriate,” said an unnamed Brooklyn precinct executive. “I can almost overlook your spelling and grammar problems, but when you use your position for scare tactics – that’s worrying.”
Still, Epstein is seen as a favorite to earn the position, as New York state judicial races are often decided by party leaders at conventions, and in New York City Democratic candidates usually run unopposed.
Epstein has more than 38 years of legal experience, she wrote in a June 24 cover letter for the position — in which she boasted that she once served as a supervising civil court judge.
As of 2019, the Post reports, Epstein has been making over $196,200 annually as a civil court judge, but the state Supreme Court judge position for which she is running would pay $210,900 each year.
However, her cover letter was riddled with spelling and grammatical errors, including a sentence where she says, “As the current Supreme Court. And as current judge…’
She also wrote that she worked as a Civil Corut (sic) Judge and as a Principal Law Clerk.
Brooklyn Democratic District Chairman Douglas Schneider posted a photo of the application to Facebook earlier this month, in which he intentionally redacted her name and other identifiable information and wrote, “This may be the worst letter I’ve ever received from.” received from a judicial candidate.
“And that person is actually a top candidate!”
A day later, the Post reports, Epstein emailed party officials and expressed “many apologies and great embarrassment” for accidentally submitting an “unedited draft” of her cover letter.
She also told the Post last week that she hopes the Brooklyn Democratic Party’s nominating committee understands “that we all make mistakes.”
The Kings County Democratic Committee will now hold its judiciary convention next month to nominate 10 candidates for vacant seats on the state Supreme Court, each serving 14-year terms.
The candidates are then put on the ballot in November, along with two incumbents seeking re-election.
But legal races in New York are often decided by party leaders, and in New York City Democratic candidates tend to run unopposed.
