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Article: N.J. justice is accused of abusing his position: the Supreme Court's Roberto Rivera-Soto improperly intervened in his son's dispute with a Haddonfield football player, an ethics filing says.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- May 12, 2007
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Byline: Elisa Ung and Dwight Ott
May 12--TRENTON -- In only the second ethics complaint filed against a New Jersey Supreme Court justice in more than three decades, a state panel yesterday accused Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto of improperly using his position to influence a dispute between his son and the captain of the Haddonfield Memorial High School football team.
Rivera-Soto, 53, could face a hearing and possible penalties that range from a reprimand to removal from his seat.
Rivera-Soto last night told a reporter at his Haddonfield home that he had no comment. He has 20 days to issue a written response to the complaint.
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