Queens judge with record of legal errors doesn't have to retire, court officials say

A Queens judge with a history of legal errors and allegations of bias will continue to serve on the bench for at least another two years, state court officials confirmed.

Justice Michael Aloise was one of more than a dozen New York City judges who sought special permission to remain on the bench past age 70 this year. Criminal justice reform advocates urged court officials to force him into retirement in a rare public campaign to remove a sitting judge.

Records show higher courts have overturned Aloise’s decisions about evidence and sentences at a higher rate than nearly any other New York state judge. His decisions about whether to suppress evidence have been reversed at a higher rate than about 95% of active state judges, and sentences he imposed have been reduced at a higher rate t