Legal Opinion
Matter of Raab
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 10, 2003PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF TIIE COURT
2Per curiam
The Commission on Judicial Conduct sustained four charges of misconduct and determined that petitioner, a justice of the Supreme Court, should be censured {see NY Const, art VI, § 22; Judiciary Law § 44). Upon our review of the record and after consideration of the legal arguments raised by petitioner, we sustain the finding of misconduct and accept the determined sanction of censure.
The Commission’s complaint alleged five charges of misconduct. All but one of the charges accused petitioner of engaging in improper political activity in the course of a judicial campaign.…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter CarriersSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Republican Party of Minnesota v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Nicholson v. State Commission on Judicial ConductNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Matter of WatsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
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4Cited by23 opinions
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