Bernice Toledo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Toledo claims ACJC accusations wrong

January 31, 2020 12:51 pm

Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo claimed the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct got it wrong when they accused her of awarding control of a $600,000 estate to a personal friend. Last month, the ACJC charged that Toledo failed to recuse...

Passaic surrogate says she’s innocent, plans to complete term

January 4, 2020 1:33 pmJanuary 8, 2020 9:02 am

Embattled Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo would not say if she will seek re-election to a second term in 2021. The state Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct has alleged that Toledo abused her office by naming a longtime...

Currie: Toledo allegations ‘disconcerting’

January 3, 2020 5:30 pm

Democratic State Chairman John Currie said allegations that Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo abused her office to help a friend and failed to recuse from a case in which she had a personal stake should be investigated but stopped short...

ACJC: Passaic surrogate made her friend administrator of $600,000 estate

January 3, 2020 9:57 am

The state Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct on Thursday charged Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo with abusing her office to benefit a personal friend and with a failure to recuse from a case in which she had a personal stake....