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SDNY Jurists Get Into Halloween Spirit By Judging Spooky Courthouse Horror Exhibits

Step into this 'haunted' courthouse, we dare you.

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It was a perfect representation of my courtroom. Just another day at the Southern District.

— U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York, in comments given to the New York Law Journal, concerning the “haunted” office of District Executive Ed Friedland, which is now showcasing employee-made exhibits from scary movies, including “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “It,” “Halloween,” “Friday the 13th,” “Mars Attacks!,” “Haunted Mansion,” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” A panel of SDNY judges will choose a winning exhibit after Halloween is over. Click here to see some of the spooky displays.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter and Threads or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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