A longtime New York City judge accused of threatening staffers who complained about his “rude” and “unprofessional” behavior with criminal complaints was allowed to quietly resign — and has already landed a cushy job at a top corporate law firm, The Post has learned.

Former Justice Louis Nock, who has served on benches in Manhattan and Brooklyn since 2015, was also being probed for “impermissibly” practicing law serving as a $250,000-a-year state supreme court judge, according to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. 5

“The underlying complaints against Judge Nock were serious, and the complaints alleging retaliation were especially troubling,” said Robert H. Tembeckjian, who heads the commission. “His permanent departure from the bench is an appropriate resolution to t

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