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beaglelover

(4,115 posts) Thu Dec 5, 2024, 09:46 AM Dec 5

NY Judge Refuses To Marry Lesbian Couple [View all]

The Syracuse Post-Standard reports:

A Syracuse City Court judge recently refused to perform a wedding ceremony for a same-sex couple. Judge Felicia Pitts Davis was the assigned judge for arraignments on Saturday, Nov. 16, and two weddings were scheduled, according to the members of the legal community familiar with what happened. Pitts Davis performed the first wedding — a heterosexual couple — but refused to officiate the second because it involved two women, according to the sources.

Another city court judge, Mary Anne Doherty, came into court to officiate the women’s marriage, the sources said. Davis told Doherty she didn’t want to conduct the ceremony to marry the same-sex couple because of her religious beliefs, the two sources said. Under state law, judges may not unlawfully discriminate by officiating a marriage for a male-female couple, but refuse to do the same for a same-sex couple, according to a state court spokesperson.

The lesbian couple says that the judge was “emotional and cried” while performing the straight marriage but did not even knowledge them when she left the courtroom.

Central New York Pride is demanding the judge’s resignation.

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2024/12/syracuse-judge-refuses-to-perform-marriage-for-same-sex-couple-it-was-real-weird.html?lctg=5ee2fe0fc902bb5a782dbdb8&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Good%20Morning%20CNY%2012-5-24&utm_term=Newsletter_good_morning_cny

She needs to resign or at least be severly reprimanded. This is NOT acceptable behaviour in 2024!

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"Religious beliefs" founded on pure hatred. Irish_Dem Dec 5 #1

a female Clarence Thomas in training Celerity Dec 5 #18

Keep your goddamned religion out of the civil courts! intheflow Dec 5 #2

Yep, it's called the separation of church and state. n/t iluvtennis Dec 5 #9

How can there be a separation of church and state if... Omnipresent Dec 5 #31

The go to excuse for bigotry.....my religion. Passages Dec 5 #3

Fuck you Judge Davis! Initech Dec 5 #4

Welcome to the Trump era. We're going to be seeing more of this. jalan48 Dec 5 #5

Kinda funny how judges tell potential jurists that they have a duty RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 5 #6

Setting up a Supreme Court case? yardwork Dec 5 #7

Wow, I think you got it Beringia Dec 5 #8

We already know which way they'll go Blue_Tires Dec 5 #34

I think judges should be afforded a religious accomodation, but it should be on the state to have another judge that can In It to Win It Dec 5 #10

Problem with this, though - cab67 Dec 5 #16

How would they know it's an LGBTQ plantiff unless the issue was specific to their sexuality? In It to Win It Dec 5 #17

Any lawyer who knows her exceptional status could use this in court any number of ways. Pacifist Patriot Dec 5 #21

depending on the kind of case... cab67 Dec 5 #22

I completely get what you're saying, but the issue of the case wouldn't be a religious one In It to Win It Dec 5 #26

Many people who oppose same-sex marriage are biased against LGBTQ people. cab67 Dec 5 #35

Plenty of ways 0rganism Dec 5 #25

Where does that end? yardwork Dec 5 #23

I'd love to know phylny Dec 5 #11

Religious beliefs, the battle cry of the coward bigot Johonny Dec 5 #12

People like her worship at the altar of hypocrisy. Solly Mack Dec 5 #13

Cried for the straights, dissed the lesbians SpankMe Dec 5 #14

Any case she's ever handled involving people in the LGBTQ community... cab67 Dec 5 #15

Is she related to kim davis? niyad Dec 5 #19

This feels orchestrated to get the issue in front of the Supreme Court again. Pacifist Patriot Dec 5 #20

That was my first impression as well. Purposely creating a case to work RockRaven Dec 5 #27

How about "Bigoted NY Judge Refuses to Do Her Job"? Harker Dec 5 #24

The First Amendment lost the election mountain grammy Dec 5 #28

Previous post with a few comments cbabe Dec 5 #29

RECALL that bitch NameAlreadyTaken Dec 5 #30

Absolutely needs to be immediately removed from the bench Wiz Imp Dec 5 #32

A sanctimonious religious nut, who should not be a judge. republianmushroom Dec 5 #33