One Of The Scariest Federal Judges Says He Was ‘Traumatized’ By Horrifying Courthouse Halloween Exhibit

Judge Jed Rakoff (Photo by The Washington Post / Getty Images)

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Since Ed has to deal with more than 40 judges, he knows what monsters are really like.

— Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York, in comments given to the Wall Street Journal, concerning the “haunted” office of District Executive Ed Friedland, which is now showcasing employee-made exhibits featuring characters from scary movies, including Frankenstein; Ghostface from “Scream”; Chucky from “Child’s Play”; Beetlejuice; and Art the Clown from “Terrifier.” Rakoff, who turned the handle on a gumball machine in the “Scream” display, received a spooky prize: a sticker of himself being unmasked as Ghostface. “I don’t know if I’ll ever be as traumatized as I was then,” he said. A panel of SDNY judges and Second Circuit appellate judges will choose a winning exhibit after Halloween is over. Click here to see some of the incredibly spooky displays, courtesy of the New York Law Journal.

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