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Judge uses racial slur to describe defendant, blames New York upbringing
By Chris Perez May 21, 2018 | 11:42pm | Updated
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Judge uses racial slur to describe defendant, blames New York upbringing
Judge Stephen Millan Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
A Miami judge who grew up in the Big Apple has come under fire for using the
word “moolie” to describe a black defendant.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Stephen Millan is facing a 30-day suspension and $5
,000 fine for his comments, which were made in October 2016 while speaking
with the defendant’s lawyer in chambers about scheduling.
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The 52-year-old admitted to using the offensive term and apologized —
claiming it was something he said “intermittently as a ‘youngster’
growing up in New York.”
The word is a shortened version of “mulignan” — which is a Sicilian slur
that literally translates as “eggplant,” according to court officials.
It’s used to describe black people or anyone who has a dark complexion.
Millan agreed to undergo racial sensitivity training, but Florida’s
Judicial Qualifications Commission apparently didn’t feel the punishment
was harsh enough. It recommended that he be suspended, though the punishment
must be approved by the state Supreme Court first.
The New York native specializes in immigration and bankruptcy cases, as well
as criminal defense. He has Italian and Puerto Rican roots, and was said to
have been raised in both the city and Long Island.
“It was not unusual for my friends and I to occasionally use slur words
when referring to others, including our friends and ourselves,” he told the
JQC, according to the Miami Herald.
But officials didn’t care.
“The use of racially derogatory and demeaning language to describe
litigants, criminal defendants or members of the public, even behind closed
doors or during off-the-record conversations, erodes public confidence in a
fair and impartial judiciary,” Judge Kristina Marx, the JQC’s chair, wrote
in her ruling. “The Commission is unswayed by Judge Millan’s testimony
that he gained familiarity with the use of certain racial slurs during his
youth.”
Millan is overseeing cases in juvenile court until the status of his
suspension is decided. He could not be reached for comment Monday night. |
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