NJ judge blames frustration for threats to deport truant teens

Britt J. Simon was suspended as municipal court judge after he yelled at truant students and threatened to have them deported.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 570

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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A municipal court judge suspended last year for threatening truant students with deportation told a judicial disciplinary committee Wednesday that he felt “powerless” when he faced “flat” teenagers in court and probably will dismiss truancy cases going forward.

Britt J. Simon told members of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, the panel weighing his fate, that he yelled at the teens and their parents during three separate truancy hearings in Bound Brook …

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