Judge Rules Tom Girardi to Serve Sentence in Prison Despite Dementia Concerns

In an unexpected development concerning the criminal sentence of Tom Girardi, U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton has ruled that the 86-year-old attorney will serve his time in prison rather than in a hospital. Despite suffering from dementia, Judge Staton determined that Girardi does not require a “suitable facility” for his incarceration. This decision was handed down during a Monday courtroom session and comes just ahead of Girardi’s sentencing, which is scheduled for Tuesday, coincidentally falling on his birthday. For more context, the details of the hearing were initially covered in The Recorder.