Amatuallah Booth, a senior assistant corporation counsel, for New York City’s Law Department, was reticent when approached by New York Post reporters about her bizarre behaviour.

Booth was hit with the sanction following an eight-hour deposition last year of an NYPD officer whom she was defending in a wrongful arrest suit.

The city was ordered to pay attorneys’ fees by a Brooklyn federal court judge, which could amount to $10,000.

Judge Cheryl Pollak also took issue with the content of Booth’s objections.

In a decision, she wrote: “Frequently counsel’s objections included extraneous comments, such as that questions called for speculation, were vague, leading or had been asked and answered; at times, her comments seemed to be suggesting answers to the witness.”

Booth will remain on the case in spite of her logorrhoeic antics but will be overseen by a supervisor.