Arthur Engoron is a judge of the Supreme Court 1st Judicial District in New York.
He has served for 20 years in New York City Civil and State Supreme Court.
Engoron was previously a judge on the New York City Civil Court from 2003 to 2015 and an acting justice of the Supreme Court 1st Judicial District from 2013 to 2015.
He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his J.D. from the New York University School of Law.
Engoron is currently presiding over a civil fraud trial filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James against former President Donald Trump, his company and top executives.
He has been overseeing the matter for three years and will effectively be judge and jury, deciding the fate of Trump’s New York businesses, which make up a large portion of his real estate empire.
Judge Arthur Engoron bathroom selfie
Engoron who has been the subject of controversy due to shirtless photos that appeared in a high school alumni newsletter he curates.
The photos, which include a “before and after” image and a selfie from October 2020 captioned as a “bonus torso photo,” have sparked criticism and mockery, particularly from supporters of former President Trump.
The incident has led to increased tension between the former president and the judge, with Trump even sharing what appeared to be topless photos of Judge Engoron on social media, further escalating the situation.
The shirtless selfie has taken the internet by storm, drawing a mix of criticism and mockery, and has diverted attention from the ongoing legal matters involving Trump, exacerbating the already strained relationship between the former president and the judge.
Despite its unrelated nature to the $250 million fraud lawsuit, this incident has generated controversy and sparked fresh criticism among supporters of former President Trump, who have used it to question the judge’s impartiality and judgment in the ongoing legal matters involving Trump.
BREAKING: The judge presiding over Trump's NYC trial appears to have a peculiar hobby of posting half-naked photos of himself on a high school alumni newsletter he controls as reported on by @MarcoPolo501c3.
The 74-year-old judge Arthur Engoron appeared to even post a… pic.twitter.com/JW2ArmxzzN
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 7, 2023
Public reacted to Judge Engoron’s shirtless photos
The public reaction to Engoron’s shirtless photos has been mixed, with some people criticizing and mocking him, while others have defended him.
Supporters of former President Trump have been particularly vocal in expressing their discontent and disdain towards Judge Engoron, branding him as a partisan Democrat and using this incident as ammunition to discredit his impartiality and judgment in the ongoing legal matters involving Trump.
Conservative commentator and Trump supporter Collin Rugg criticized Engoron over the resurfacing of the newsletters, tweeting;
“The judge presiding over Trump’s NYC trial appears to have a peculiar hobby of posting half-naked photos of himself on a high school alumni newsletter he controls.”
On the other hand, some people have defended Judge Engoron, arguing that the photos are harmless and unrelated to the ongoing legal matters involving Trump.
They have also criticized the former president for sharing what appeared to be topless photos of the judge on social media, further escalating the situation.
In conclusion, the public reaction to Engoron’s shirtless photos has been mixed, with supporters of former President Trump criticizing and mocking him, while others have defended him and criticized the former president for sharing the photos on social media.
