Legal Opinion
In re Kiley
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 24, 1989PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
In this proceeding we are called upon to review a determination of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct removing from office the petitioner, a Judge of the Suffolk County District Court, for certain acts of judicial misconduct. After having reviewed all of the evidence before the Commission, we conclude that censure, rather than removal, is the appropriate sanction.
On May 10, 1988, the Commission served a complaint upon petitioner containing four charges of misconduct. The charges alleged that in October and November 1987, petitioner interceded on behalf of the…
3Cases cited15 opinions
- Spector v. State Commission on Judicial ConductNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re ShillingNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re SteinbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re CunninghamNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- In re LonscheinNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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4Cited by21 opinions
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