A longtime Queens judge is facing calls to retire from a legal advocacy group, which cites long-standing concerns with his record.
Justice Michael Aloise will turn 70 at the end of the year and is set to retire as required by the New York State Constitution unless he can get a certification for a two-year extension.
However, a letter from the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) said Aloise has a long history of legal errors and bias and called on the Administrative Board to force the Queens judge into retirement.
In the 12-page letter, the CCA cited dozens of cases Aloise presided over in which the Court of Appeals or Appellate Division, Second Department panels reversed the defendants’ convictions due to errors or mishandling by the Queens judge.
The listed cases of judicial error