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  TIKTOK JUDGE EMPLOYS THE TECHNOLOGICALLY INEPT BOOMER DEFENSE  “ NJ Superior Court judge says he did not know his ‘inappropriate’ TikToks were public ,” by The Record’s Marsha A. Stoltz:   “On Friday, Judge Gary N. Wilcox issued a 21-page verified answer to a five-page complaint filed against him by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct on July 1. The complaint by Disciplinary Counsel Maureen Bauman charged Wilcox with violating three judicial conduct canons by posting some 40 videos of himself under an assumed name on TikTok, and lip-syncing questionable song lyrics in questionable attire and/or surroundings. … While Wilcox concedes his behavior was questionable and ‘inappropriate,’ he contends the whole affair could have been avoided if someone had contacted him when he allegedly was first recognized on TikTok in March 2021. ‘Respondent admits to utilizing the platform, but does not consider himself an expert in its use and in customizing an account,’ Wilcox stat...

“ Judge blocks N.J. schools’ sharply debated policy to notify parents about trans students ,”  by NJ Advance Media’s Brent Johnson : “A New Jersey judge on Friday has agreed to at least temporarily block three Monmouth County school districts from enforcing controversial new policies requiring parents be notified when students ask for transgender or nonbinary accommodations. Judge David F. Bauman granted a request by the state for a preliminary injunction against the policies until the court case is resolved — the latest development in a matter that has sparked sharp debate across the Garden State in recent months.  In June, the Middletown Township, Marlboro Township, and Manalapan-Englishtown Regional boards of education adopted or amended policies requiring staff to notify parents when students seek to change their names, be called by new pronouns , or request other accommodations related to gender. State Attorney General Matthew Platkin responded by suing the districts, say...