Legal Opinion
In re Hart
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 2006PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Respondent Duane A. Hart, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Queens County, brings this proceeding to review a determination of the Commission on Judicial Conduct imposing a sanction of censure. We accept the Commission’s determination.
The instant matter began with a formal written complaint by the Commission containing two charges. The second charge — that Judge Hart wrongly held in contempt a litigant whose attorney made a record of an out-of-court encounter between the Judge and the litigant — is the subject of this proceeding. A Referee designated…
3Cases cited8 opinions
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- Aldrich v. State CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Modica v. ModicaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Samuelsen v. SamuelsenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Matter of BauerNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
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