represented Nikki Lucas in the case accusing her and other defendants of deed theft relating to an East New York church. X/@edking4judge

King is also accused of lying to investors about his inability to return $6.5 million wired to his bank account as part of their  proof of liquidity  and has only coughed up $1.5 million of the original funds as part of a separate federal criminal case, which forced him to step down last year.

Bichotte-Hermelyn announced last week that she would not seek reelection and would step down as party chair.

The longtime Brooklyn Dem had appeared to lose control of the Kings County Dems months prior after federal agents raided her house as part of an unknown probe.

A Post expose also found the county machine raked in at least $190,000 in questionable judicial contributions.

However, Bichotte-Hermelyn has been working furiously to drum up support for her successor, with insiders revealing that she had been making calls since late last week to set up a new executive board - despite a judge ordering her and her cronies to stand down.

That defiance led to her being served with an order of contempt leaving court Tuesday.

3 Outgoing chairwoman Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn announced she wouldnt seek another term after a Post report highlighting the hundreds of thousands of dollars collected by judges and judicial candidates in Kings County. Bloomberg via Getty Images

 I just got served with a contempt order signed by a Judge for invoking my constitutional rights. Punished for the 5th. Ignored for the 14th. Erased for the 13th #Justice is on Life Support-and somebody's pulling the plug,  Bichotte-Hermelyn posted on X, in a selfie with the court order.

An Oct. 19 hearing will be held to find whether Brooklyn Democratic leadership will be punished over their last-minute leadership vote.

Lucas and King didn't respond to requests for comment.