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Judge accused of playing games during trial

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jun 8, 2006 5:01 pm PT

Witness in Gotti conspiracy trial says judge was playing solitaire from the bench, asks her to take herself off the case.

Apparently the testimony of Guardian Angels-founder and radio host Curtis Silwa in the trial of John "Junior" Gotti, the man accused of devising a 1992 attempt on Silwa's life, just wasn't interesting enough for Manhattan Federal Court Judge Shira Scheindlin.

According to the New York Daily News, Silwa told the paper he spotted the judge playing a game of Solitaire while he was giving testimony at Gotti's trial last year. The article makes no mention of any other witnesses having seen the judge playing games, and Scheindlin herself didn't return the papers requests for comment.

Silwa has suggested the judge remove herself from the case as a result. In calling for the judge to step down, Silwa referenced a February incident in which New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg fired a city employee after finding the man playing Solitaire on his computer at work.

"Should a federal judge be playing video solitaire when an employee of the New York City government gets fired for playing video solitaire?" Sliwa told the paper. "I don't think any of us are that good at multitasking. To me that's an abuse and an outrage."

132 Comments

  • ForlornHope

    Posted Jul 1, 2007 2:30 am PT

    lol it is addictive! I can see JT saying that solitaire is responsible for false imprisonment and murderers getting off scot free etc.

  • capthunt

    Posted Jun 12, 2006 8:19 am PT

    Jack Thomspon: "PC Solitaire is an evil affront for devil worship and occultists everywhere! Videogames are trying to poison the minds of our teens and the splash dameage has spilled over to the federal courts. The very fabric of our society is at stake!"

    HAHAHAHHAHHAHA nice one Phinster-n-Phinster. Thats hilarious.

  • Wanderer5

    Posted Jun 11, 2006 4:41 pm PT

    That odd for a judge to do that.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Jun 11, 2006 9:25 am PT

    lol

  • rvinsc

    Posted Jun 10, 2006 11:27 pm PT

    haha

  • Aggie1295

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 7:45 pm PT

    The difference between a Federal Judge and a city employee is that the judge is appointed for life. If a Federal Judge wants to play solitare, they will play solitare.

  • Swampthing

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 5:59 pm PT

    CURTIS SLIWA... not SILWA.... come on, Gamespot!!

  • fxmldr999

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 3:50 pm PT

    LOL

  • Juanton3790

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 2:11 pm PT

    Solitaire should be outlawed. LOL

  • nemes1s3000

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 12:49 pm PT

    Hehe poor guy.

  • ssj4_2004

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 11:51 am PT

    nullvision You have A point. This is very ironic . Almost everyday, someone claims that videogames end lives. Now when A judge is playing video-solitare, during A trial, something that could cause an innocent person to go to prison. People just laugh it up.

    It's almost like all of the children who play on XBL have come together. And for what reason? to tell idiotic jokes that would be considered spam on any other message board.

  • JMattM

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 11:49 am PT

    I saw a report a couple years ago in Dallas where a judge played solitaire while hearing a Capital murder trial.

    Apprently, it's not all that uncommon. Sad.

  • snakes2solid

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 11:44 am PT

    if you're gonna report on something..please spell the mans name right.. it's Sliwa.... not Silwa...lol....

    other than that...what a waste of space for this story.. back to gaming!!

  • xiaoyu1

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 11:30 am PT

    ROFLMAO!!!

  • bob_dartagnan

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 11:26 am PT

    Oh great now the judges are gonna start shooting people in the face! Thompson better watch out! HA!

  • Benny_is_here

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 11:10 am PT

    Sure. Law is boring!

  • keldog

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 11:08 am PT

    That is a convienient way to get a mis-trial. Hard to prove otherwise, but a resonable request to have a judge step out of the case for not being focused on a mojor case such as this.

  • InfectiousDust

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 10:54 am PT

    Proof that the judicial system works!!

  • assassinX01

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 10:46 am PT

    the best part about being a federal judge is they cant be fired.

  • ArchAngel2284

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 10:45 am PT

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