Madoff Judge Resolves Conflicts Decisively 1.80K Hamilton Nolan 02/03/09 09:11AM Filed to: Jurists Jurists Crime Law Bernie Madoff Lehman bros. Wall Street Judges Fools Men Women New York Judge James Peck—who oversaw the first part of the Bernie Madoff trial, and is handling the Lehman Bros. bankruptcy—smacked his wife "in self defense" last weekend. They were arguing about a ladder. [NYP]