Legal Opinion
Spargo v. New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided February 20, 2003No. 1:02-cv-01320PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER
HURD, District Judge.
I. THE PARTIES
Plaintiff Thomas J. Spargo (“Spargo”) is currently a Supreme Court Justice for the Third Judicial District of the State of New York. He was an attorney in private practice specializing in election law before his foray into elective politics. In the fall of 1999 Spargo campaigned for election to the position of Town Justice for the Town of Berne, in Albany County, New York. He was elected and assumed that position on January 1, 2000. In 2001 Spargo, a Republican, campaigned for election to his current position. He was…
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