JUDGE WITCHER, “I TRUST GOD, I DID THE RIGHT THING, I HAVE NO REGRETS”

“Former Millville Municipal Court Judge Jason Witcher has no regrets about speaking out.

When he publicly accused the N.J. judiciary of discriminating against defendants needing Spanish-English translation or having Hispanic-sounding names, he knew it might be career suicide.

But he believed he had a moral and spiritual obligation to say something, even if the December accusation jeopardized his historic role as Cumberland County’s first Black municipal judge, a position he could have held onto until retirement

“It was the right thing to do,” Witcher, 50, said in an interview. “I have no regrets because I had no choice. As a man and as a judge, my primary responsibility should always be the integrity of the justice system.” …. read more

-  Philadelphia Inquirer, Melanie Burney