‘Offensive’ shirts deflects understaffed court officers issue
Large white text on a navy shirt worn by dozens of court officers from across the city during a protest outside an event in October invoked “ethnic stereotypes,” wrote Chief Judge Janet DiFiore in a letter to the court officer union’s president.
Members of the New York State Court Officers Association (NYSCOA) conducted protests across the city to address the understaffing of courthouses and the unsafe conditions they undergo every day.