A Middlesex County Superior Court judge's law clerk who used the death of a New Jersey trooper to mourn a dead deer has resigned.
Leslie Anderson's resignation was accepted by Superior Court Judge Travis Francis on Wednesday, according to The Press of Atlantic City.
Anderson had been criticized for comments she made on News 12 New Jersey's Facebook page.
She posted that the death of Trooper Anthony Raspa, who was killed in a crash with a deer on May 30, was "Not that sad, and certainly not ‘tragic."
In one post she wrote, "Only in America is this considered a tragedy," and in another wrote, "Nonetheless, I agree that it is sad and heart wrenching for the family members left to suffer the consequences of the Trooper's recklessness -- especially for the deer family who lost a mommy or daddy or baby deer."
Chris Burgos, president of the New State Troopers Fraternal Association called the resignation appropriate. Burgos called on the courts Tuesday to act swiftly in punishing Anderson for her conduct.
Funeral services for Raspa will be held on Thursday.
