A Utica-based judge who has overseen cases in the Capital Region may be removed from the bench for hurling racial insults at Black teenagers and even threatening to shoot them if they returned to a property during a graduation party that got out of hand.

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct is seeking the removal of Supreme Court Judge Erin Gall, who is on the bench in Oneida County, was removed in a July 17 decision by the New York Commission on Judicial Commission.

The incident stemmed from a July 1, 2022 party at a home in the town of New Hartford. Gall’s son was a guest of the party. The hosts had hired a bartender and served alcohol to the youths.

Word of the party spread on social media and uninvited guests showed up. In the early morning hours of July 2, there were a series of fights.

When police showed up, people were leaving the property.

One of the Black teens told police that they arrived to pick up somebody. He said he had lost his car keys in the confusion. Someone was on their way with the spare key. 

Gall, who was not the property owner, tells them to call an Uber and leave immediately. 

“Get off the property! And this is from Judge Gall. I’m a f——- judge. I’m telling you, get off the “f—— property.”

One of the teens has a severe cut to his face. He said that the judge’s husband hit him.

Gall tells the responding officer to make arrests because her husband and son were assaulted in the melee.

However, police said he does not seem to have may visible injuries. The other teen got the worst of it.

Gall said she hoped her son put a “smackdown” on the person.

“Hopefully he did get the worse end of it because of I told my son to kick the s— out of anyone who hits him first,” she said.

The officer says he needs more evidence to make arrests.

Gall also insinuated that she would call his superior who she knew in the New Hartford Police Department.

One of the officers attempted to inform her that they could end up in front of her court for a civil rights violation if they mistreated the teenagers. She said she would support them.

“The good part is I’m always on your side. You know I’d take anyone down for you guys.”

She said that the Black teenagers “don’t look like they’re that smart. They’re not going to business school, that’s for sure,” according to the video.

She also said that if they returned to the property, they will be shot.

Commission: Conduct ‘detracted’ from judicial office

The New York State Commission on Judicial conduct ruled that during the course of the incident, she invoked her office to gain preferential treatment.

“She wanted four Black teenagers to be arrested for assault and when the officer told her that he needed to have the elements for the crime, she laughed at him.”

The commission said her “profanity-laced statements on a public street detracted from the dignity of her judicial office.”

Gall said her testimony before the commission that she was upset because her son and father were hit.

She also cited a past trauma in 1990 in which she was assaulted as a college student.

However, the commission said those factors did not excuse her conduct.

They wrote: “she irreparably damaged her integrity by repeatedly invoking her judicial office and forfeited her ability to be and to appear to be impartial, particularly as it relates to race and law enforcement personnel. Given the range of her misconduct, members of the public can have no confidence in her ability to preside in a fair and unbiased manner.”

Gall has handled cases in Saratoga County Court and had some trials scheduled.