Mills exits judge race amid moonlighting questions

ALBANY – The chief counsel to Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple withdrew from the race for a county court judgeship on Friday in the wake of a Times Union investigation into his side work.Jasper Mills, 39, of Albany, was one of three candidates running to fill the vacancy created by former County Judge Peter Lynch's election to state Supreme Court in November."I entered this race with enthusiasm and a clear conscience," Mills said in a statement. "I am leaving this race with a heavy heart