You won’t always like the people you work with. Most adults understand this, and try to act accordingly. This means you find appropriate ways to express your displeasure or concerns with your colleague in a professional manner. You try not to curse them out.
Someone should probably give Manhattan Criminal Court Judges Anthony Ferrara and Felicia Mennin that memo.
According to a report from the New York Daily News, the pair took their ire towards one another public. Yesterday, during a drug charges arraignment, Judge Ferrara entered Judge Mennin’s courtroom with a court officer and created a bit of a scene:
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“What’s this all about, anyway?” Ferrara asked in a loud voice to no one in particular, witnesses told the Daily News.
When his query went unanswered, he approached Mennin on the bench.
“OK. This is not a conversation I’m prepared to have right here,” Mennin said, suggesting they step to a side room.
There aren’t too many details available about what caused the rancor, all we really know is how the situation was handled. Points to Judge Mennin. She knew fighting judges do not inspire public confidence and is fodder for all sorts of rumor mills, so she sought to take the conversation out of the courtroom. But, in the future, remember the phrase is “behind closed doors” and actually close the door behind you. Otherwise with the door open, people will hear (especially when voices are raised) and well… this happens:
The awkward moment turned hostile when Ferrara was overheard telling his fellow jurist, “F— you.”
“You know what, Tony? F— you, too.”
“F*ck you, too.” It may not be terribly original, but it is a classic. It’d just be better if that sentiment wasn’t public.
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Kathryn Rubino is an editor at Above the Law. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).