Buh-Bye: Brooklyn's Most Controversial Judge Hanging Up His Robe EARLY

This development comes just days after his contentious decision to release an alleged assailant, Franz Jeudy, who is accused of a random, unprovoked attack on Dulche Pichardo, a 57-year-old mother of three from Crown Heights.

Jeudy, 33, allegedly punched Pichardo in the face, resulting in a broken jaw. Prosecutors subsequently upgraded the charges against him to second-degree assault, a bail-eligible offense, and requested a $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond. However, Sciarrino, a seasoned Republican judge, dismissed the request.

This is not the first time Sciarrino has faced criticism for his rulings. Last year, he disregarded a prosecutor's plea to keep a repeat offender, Ousmane Diallo, in custody. Instead, he granted bail in an attempted murder case. Diallo was later accused of injuring two people in a shooting after being released on a $500,000 bond, according to authorities.

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Raul Gomez, Pichardo's son, expressed relief at Sciarrino's departure. "Good riddance, honestly," he told The Post. "Hopefully the next judge will be wiser and less ridiculous in his decisions... Hopefully they appoint better judges, although I'm skeptical that will happen."

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Gomez also criticized New York's lenient bail laws and expressed concern for his mother's safety, given Jeudy's release. "She's very upset because she thinks that there's a possibility that he could do it again, especially given that he’s been doing it so many times," Gomez said.

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Jeudy has a history of similar offenses. He was arrested for two other random punches – one on a law enforcement officer in 2018 and the other on a security guard in 2019. Both charges were later dismissed as Jeudy, who reportedly has a history of schizophrenia, was deemed unfit to stand trial.

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Despite the recent controversy, Sciarrino's retirement and move to Florida had been planned for months, according to friends and neighbors. A court spokesperson confirmed that he filed his retirement papers in January and insisted that his decision was not influenced by the backlash over the bail ruling in Jeudy's case.

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Sciarrino defended his decision to release Jeudy, stating that he followed state law. "You can't set bail on someone" who "is not a flight risk," he told The Post. He also described his nearly two-decade career on the bench as "wonderful" and insisted that his retirement decision was not related to past controversial rulings.

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Councilman Robert Holden, a moderate Queens Democrat who supports stricter bail laws, expressed satisfaction at Sciarrino's departure. "Good riddance to this soft-on-crime judge!" he said. "We need judges with the backbone to put bad guys behind bars, not ones that let out the entire world and then flee to Florida, where the laws are tougher."