Panel hears plea to remove judge who threatened to deport truant students

A judicial panel on Wednesday heard the case of a judge booted off the bench for erupting at students and their parents during truancy hearings in Bound Brook.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 1,088

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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A municipal court judge suspended for threatening truant students with deportation told a judicial disciplinary committee Wednesday that he meant well and had issued “empty threats” he couldn’t carry out only to scare the children into attending school.

Britt J. Simon was booted off the bench last February for erupting at three students and their parents during truancy hearings in Bound Brook. In three separate cases in August 2024 and January 2025, …

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