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Article: Judge denies abusing post to help son.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- May 19, 2007
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Byline: Elisa Ung
May 19--TRENTON -- New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto yesterday denied that he abused his position to influence a dispute between his teenage son and the captain of the Haddonfield Memorial High School football team.
Facing only the second ethical complaint against a high court justice since 1974, Rivera-Soto filed a response saying allegations that he played the "Do you know who I am?" card were taken out of context and that he wanted his son's case to be treated like any other.
Rivera-Soto, 53, added that when he was named to the bench in 2004, he told his three sons "that they would have to take a step ...