Power-mad NY judge helped Dem pal get out of trouble and scolded DA in racial rant: report

A power-mad Westchester County judge got her Democratic buddy out of trouble and tore into a prosecutor for not following orders in one race-based meltdown, a new misconduct report said. Mount Vernon city Judge Nichelle Johnson was formally censured by a state judicial board for a pattern of bizarre behavior and blatant abuse of her authority that included calling a defendant from the bench to shake her down to pay a settlement and routinely...