I’m not a drunk! I can’t believe you’re doing this,” the complaint states.īenitez further asked, “You’re not going to give me any courtesy?” according to the complaint, which alleges that by using profanity toward the troopers, identifying himself as a judge and requesting preferential treatment during the arrest, Benitez impugned the judiciary’s integrity. While being handcuffed, Benitez told the troopers, “I can’t believe you’re doing this. While conducting a field sobriety test, Benitez told the trooper, “What are you trying to do? … I’m a judge?” according to the complaint. One of the officers smelled alcohol on Benitez’s breath, noticed his eyes were bloodshot and asked him if he had had anything to drink, to which Benitez replied, “Not at all, sir,” the complaint alleges. 24 complaint that troopers found the judge sleeping in the driver's seat of his vehicle on the highway’s right-hand shoulder in Teaneck. The New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct alleges in a Jan. However, Benitez may face legal ramifications for his exchange with state troopers during the police stop that led to that hearing, the court documents show.
Schools: Video: Belleville police talk school security Wilfredo Benitez, who serves as a Municipal Court judge in Belleville, Bloomfield and East Orange, could be in trouble after his 2016 traffic stop on Route 80 in Teaneck, court filings show.īenitez, who last October began his work in Bloomfield's Municipal Court, was found not guilty of drunken driving during a Superior Court hearing in Bergen County on May 11, 2017.Įducation: New legal representation approved for Belleville schools
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