Matter of Alvino

In this matter the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct (Committee, or ACJC) has recommended a public reprimand as the appropriate discipline for the misconduct of which it has accused Judge Alvino. The charges originally brought against him, all resulting from the complaints of an attorney who had practiced before him, are that the judge was biased against that attorney, was dilatory in the performance of his judicial duties, delayed the disposition of matters unreasonably, and consistently failed accurately to complete his weekly reports. The Committee found that the evidence before it…