A Brooklyn judge found herself on the other side of the bench Monday, taking the witness stand against a creepy stalker who was so obsessed with the court system he lied his way into a judicial internship — and then developed a disturbing fixation on the jurist.
Christopher Ransom, 22, is on trial for violating restraining orders filed on behalf of two female judges when he tried to sneak back into Brooklyn Supreme Court.
Brooklyn Supreme court Judge Patricia DiMango
“He would come into my courtroom on various occasions and try to get the attention of the court officers,” testified Justice Patricia DiMango.
“I said, ‘Maybe I can help you get an internship with another judge,’ and he said, ‘No, I want to do an internship with you.”
DiMango eventually relented and gave Ransom an internship that allowed him to observe her one morning a week.
He pleaded guilty earlier this year to lying that he was enrolled in college to snag the internship and then weaseling his way into restricted areas of the courthouse — like the judge’s chambers.
Ransom asked multiple times for a court pass that would give him greater access to the courthouse, DiMango testified.
“He was obsessed with the idea of getting into the courthouse without passing the magnetometers,” said DiMango, adding that Ransom once startled her by appearing outside her chambers in a dark overcoat.
Ransom previously pleaded guilty to two 2010 crimes: shoplifting 78 USB drives worth $ 1,300 from Target in Brooklyn and for telling a gal pal he was a cop and then sleeping over and stealing $ 1,500 from her.
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