Facebook profile photo of Judge Matthew Sciarrino
Starting Monday, Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino Jr., 41, will be reassigned to Manhattan because his once-public Facebook profile "included photographs of his children and, at times, blow-by-blow details of his location and schedule," sources told the Staten Island Advance.
Sciarrino — who was known for using a laptop while on the bench — also attempted to add lawyers as friends. "It's just inappropriate," an insider told the Post. "It puts the lawyer in a very uncomfortable position. If you say no, and then you have to appear before him and ask for bail. And if you say yes, that's also awkward."
Though a city Office of Court Administration spokesman declined to comment on the reason for the transfer, a source —- who wisely opted to remain anonymous —- told the paper that, counterintuitively, Sciarrino's frequent status updates prove that he actually was working. "It's all childish. I don't think it was meant to harm anybody. The man was on Facebook 24 hours a day. It you were on Facebook, you saw what he was doing all the time."
After months of public access to his Facebook profile, justice has been served and Sciarrino's profile has been set to private.





"Stapleton courthouse to Manhattan"
Sounds like a promotion to me.
hah that's what I thought.
Any word on his talking dog Brian and his psychopathic toddler Stewie?
For a second there I thought we had yet another story about a sex offender...
If anything, he was putting himself at some degree of risk.
It must be the air or the water on Staten Island that makes them do such dumb things.
Can someone talk to him about his overeating while we're addressing things?
Are we sure he wasn't busted because of the picture alone?
judge facebook-fanatic doesn't look very bright at all.
Though, admittedly, mine isn't any better!
I like how I can post this to my facebook. It' so deliciously cyclical.
And this guy's a judge. Moron.
I'm waiting for the day when a judge starts tweeting from the bench.
did chris christie help him get appointed?
Is it really punishment to be transferred from Staten Island to Manhattan?
Status: Ut-oh! Got busted. Holler later.
There's a reality show here - "the dumb things judges do!"
i just shared this story on facebook