In July, 2o11, I analyzed every traffic court judge in the Traffic Violations Bureau system and concluded that, by far, the worse traffic court judge was Staten Island TVB judge Brian Levine. Well, silive.com reported this week, that Levine has issues other than just being overly pro-Police/DMV. Specifically, Levine was ordered to take anger management classes following an unjustified and fever-pitched outburst against a motorist.
As reported, Levine threatened to have the motorist, an MTA worker, arrested if a document that he submitted in support of his defense was found to be a forgery. Levine yelled that he doesn’t trust the MTA and doesn’t “any government agency.” Interestingly, Levine works for a government agency himself … DMV.
Levine has also been accused of doodling during hearings and ignoring the testimony of motorists.
Levine’s record against motorists compared to other judges is shocking. He has, by far, the highest conviction rate and leads all ALJs in discretionary suspensions. Hopefully, his anger management sessions will help him adjudicate future cases more even-temperedly.
About Matthew Weiss
Matthew J. Weiss, Esq. loves fighting any traffic ticket or speeding ticket issued anywhere in New York. He graduated Hofstra Law School in 1984. He was Law Review and won the law school's prestigious Procedure Award. Upon graduation, he became one of the first Hofstra Law School graduates to work at the New York State Court of Appeals (New York State's highest court) working on various appellate matters.
Mr. Weiss then worked for two years at Rivkin, Radler, Bayh, Hart & Kremer, a 200-plus attorney law firm, representing various clients, such as municipalities, insurance companies and large corporations, in various litigation matters. He also continued to do substantial appellate work.
In 1991, Mr. Weiss co-founded his private law practice eventually buying out his former partner in 2000. Through the years, Weiss & Associates, PC has successfully resolved 1,000s of traffic tickets and trucking tickets for its clients by way of dismissal or plea bargain. Mr. Weiss has written many articles on vehicle and traffic law, and lectures other lawyers on this subject. His blog "Confessions Of A Traffic Lawyer" regularly discussions various vehicle and traffic law issues.
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