Legal Opinion
Matter of Backal
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1995PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Petitioner, a Civil Court Judge charged with judicial misconduct, resigned from office instead of answering the complaint filed against her. The charges stem from petitioner’s statements to and financial dealings with a third party who was engaged in drug-dealing and money-laundering schemes, and her failure to report a cash gift of $1,500 from that party. Petitioner contends that the Constitution’s grant of authority to the Commission on Judicial Conduct to remove "judges” applies only to those sitting at the time the penalty is imposed, thereby rendering Judiciary Law §…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Kuehnel v. State Commision on Judicial ConductNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re SteinbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Quinn v. State Commission on Judicial ConductNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Matter of MazzeiNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- In re LevineNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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4Cited by8 opinions
- In Re the Proceeding Under AS 22.30.070(c) in Relation to JohnstoneAlaska Supreme Court · 2000
- Flynn v. State Ethics CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- In re ThayerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2000
- Matter of RestainoNew York Court of Appeals · 2008
- Doe v. Commission on Judicial ConductNew York Supreme Court · 1996
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