In re LaBombard

OPINION OF THE COURT

Petitioner Dennis LaBombard, Justice of the Ellenburg Town Court, seeks review of a determination of the Commission on Judicial Conduct finding that he engaged in serious judicial misconduct and recommending that he be removed from office. After plenary review of the record in this case, we agree with the Commission’s recommendation.

Petitioner has been a Town Justice since 1996. In September 2006, he was served with a complaint containing seven charges of misconduct, four of which were sustained by the Commission after a hearing before a Referee. Charge I arose from…