Former Suffolk County Court Judge Jeffrey Arlen Spinner left office...

Former Suffolk County Court Judge Jeffrey Arlen Spinner left office at the end of last year. Credit: Daniel Goodrich

Former Suffolk County Court Judge Jeffrey Arlen Spinner has been certified as a judicial hearing officer, and has applied to work for the Suffolk Traffic and Parking Violation Agency.

Spinner was one of 13 people Suffolk Administrative Judge C. Randall Hinrichs designated as qualified to conduct trials under vehicle and traffic laws. All on the list have at least two years experience handling traffic work and are either current or past village or town justices, or former judges.

Paul Margiotta, TPVA executive director, said Spinner of Setauket has not been hired, but he is willing to interview him for the $300 per diem job. Margiotta said he was unaware of details that led to Spinner's transfer near the end of his judicial term.  

Spinner, a Conservative Party member, left office at the end of last year in office and did not seek nomination for re-election. His former brother-in-law is Kenneth Auerbach, a party dissident who waged losing battles in the last two years to become Suffolk Conservative chairman.

Shortly before he stepped down as a judge last year, Spinner’s daughter. Sydney Marquez, was sentenced to drug treatment in prison for giving a marijuana-laced brownie to her 4-year old son.

At the time of her arrest, Marquez and the boy lived in Port Jefferson with Spinner, who had custody of the child.

As a result of the arrest, Child Protective Services removed the boy from Spinner’s custody.

Spinner was reassigned from Family Court, where he was sitting, “to avoid the appearance of impropriety,” a Hinrichs spokeswoman said. Family Court court often deals with CPS, and Spinner ruled on child custody and related issues.

Marquez's son is in the custody of another relative.

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