Judge ShawnDya Simpson

Legal questions are being raised after a New York state criminal court justice was forced to retire early because of her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. The state is asking if Judge ShawnDya Simpson’s declining mental state impaired her judgment in court decisions, including a wrongful conviction case. Last August, a packed Brooklyn courtroom watched in shock as Judge Simpson abruptly left...

A New York State Justice was dismissed from work after an Alzheimers diagnosis, which meant her past judgements could have been impaired, Sarah Wallace reports.