A New Jersey judge is under investigation after his Tik Tok videos garnered the wrong type of attention. According to reports, Judge Gary N. Wilcox posted over 40 videos on Tik Tok under the pseudonym “Sal Tortorella,” where he recited profane and sexually charged lyrics.
The formal complaint filed against Wilcox by the state Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct claims that at least 11 of the videos “were inappropriate and brought disrepute to the Judiciary.”
The committee noted that the videos were objectionable based on "their content (profanity and references to violence, sex, and misogyny), location (the courthouse, his judicial chambers, or a bed), or his physical appearance (in his judicial robes and/or partially unclothed in bed)."
“By his conduct in posting these and similar videos to TikTok, respondent exhibited poor judgment and demonstrated disrespect for the Judiciary and an inability to conform to the high standards of conduct expected of judges. Such conduct undermines public confidence in the Judiciary,” the committee wrote in its 5-page complaint.
They also cited Wilcox of being in violation of the judicial code of conduct which mandates judges “to conduct their extrajudicial activities in a manner that would not cast reasonable doubt on the judge’s capacity to act impartially as a judge, demean the judicial office, or interfere with the proper performance of judicial duties.”
