Judge faces discipline for wearing hat with Palestine flag to conference

By wearing a cap with the Palestine flag, the judge engaged in political speech barred by judicial ethics rules, a state ethics panel says.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 372

Last Updated: 6 days, 12 hours ago

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An East Orange municipal judge faces disciplinary proceedings after wearing a baseball cap embroidered with the Palestinian flag to a judicial training conference in June, a state ethics panel said in a complaint Wednesday.

Judge Steven Brister wore the cap and a black and white keffiyeh, a type of scarf common to the Middle East, and declined to remove them after Essex County courts’ presiding municipal judge informed him the attire had caused …

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