Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca
Court: Superior Court, Family Part
Location: Bergen County, New Jersey
Judge Gallina-Mecca has become the face of alleged judicial overreach in New Jersey’s family courts. She’s accused of aiding the forced removal of children from safe, protective parents, and her courtroom is described as a “secretive abuse factory”. Former Yale psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee has testified that Gallina-Mecca engages in “psychic genocide” and “judicial sadism,” citing cases where mothers lost custody simply for reporting abuse.
Parents say Gallina-Mecca gags litigants, silences children’s testimony, seals records to prevent oversight, and appoints cronies as guardians ad litem – often with disastrous results. In one instance, a mother was barred from speaking to her children for over a year based on unproven allegations. Despite dozens of complaints and a federal civil-rights lawsuit filed in 2023, New Jersey’s judicial conduct committee found “no violation,” prompting statewide calls for her impeachment.
Advocates argue Gallina-Mecca exemplifies systemic bias against protective mothers and acts as an “asset protector” for abusers, rewarding those with power and money while punishing whistleblowers. Multiple deaths have been linked to her decisions; Dr. Lee calls her a “veritable serial killer” in a judge’s robes.
Over 2,000 petitioners and the nation’s foremost constitutional scholars are now campaigning to remove her from the bench. Judge Gallina-Mecca’s name has become synonymous with weaponized custody and alleged judicial misconduct, and the push for her impeachment is gaining national attention.
- Dr. Bandy Lee calls Gallina-Mecca’s conduct “psychic genocide” and “judicial sadism,” with multiple preventable tragedies linked to her court.
- Parents report that Gallina-Mecca silences abuse allegations and even co-conspires with abusers, prompting over 2,000 people to petition for her impeachment.
- Advocacy groups label her courtroom a “secretive abuse factory” and accuse her of rewarding connected abusers while retaliating against protective mothers.
Protective father Kevork Kiwanian details his case; Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca presides.
Select Articles
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Luthmann, Richard. Courts Gag Free Speech, Media Fights Back (Oct. 2024), Substack.
https://luthmann.substack.com/p/courts-gag-free-speech-media-fights -
Luthmann, Richard. Family Court’s Star Chamber: Bergen County, New Jersey (June 2025), Substack.
https://luthmann.substack.com/p/family-courts-star-chamber-bergen -
Luthmann, Richard. Judicial Scandal: NJ Judge Gallina‑Mecca’s Alleged Connection … (c. January 2024), Substack.
https://luthmann.substack.com/p/judicial-scandal-nj-judge-gallina -
Luthmann, Richard. Dr. Bandy X. Lee: New Amended Federal Lawsuit against Jane … (January 2025), Substack.
https://luthmann.substack.com/p/dr-bandy-x-lee-new-amended-federal
