Legal Opinion
In re Agresta
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 1985PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Petitioner, a former Justice of the Supreme Court, instituted this proceeding to review a determination of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct which censured him for misconduct. He contends that the Commission’s determination is not supported by the evidence and that the sanction imposed is unduly harsh.
Respondent’s complaint contained one charge alleging that petitioner had violated the Rules and Canons governing judicial conduct by making derogatory racial remarks during the sentencing of two black defendants in May 1983. The remark was made in court during a…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Kuehnel v. State Commision on Judicial ConductNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Aldrich v. State CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- In re CerboneNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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- Matter of MulroyNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
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