Legal Opinion
Spargo v. New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 9, 2003No. 03-7250, 03-7289PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRAUB, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, Thomas J. Spargo (“Spargo”), an elected New York state judge, and two of his political supporters, Jane McNally (“McNally”) and Peter Kermani (“Kerma-ni”), bring First Amendment and Equal Protection challenges to three specific New York rules of judicial conduct:1 (1) 22 N.Y.C.R.R. § 100.1 — which directs judges to maintain “high standards of conduct” to preserve “the integrity and independence of the judiciary;” (2) 22 N.Y.C.R.R. § 100.2(A) — which instructs judges to avoid the appearance of impropriety by “actpng] at all times in a manner that promotes…
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