Legal Opinion
Galanti v. Kraus
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 8, 2012PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In a matrimonial action in which the parties were divorced by judgment dated March 12, 2010, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (Nicolai, J.), dated April 28, 2011, as denied that branch of his motion which was for recusal.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
“Absent a legal disqualification under Judiciary Law § 14, a court is the sole arbiter of the need for recusal, and its decision is a matter of discretion and personal conscience” (Matter of O’Donnell v…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. MorenoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Hayden v. GordonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- O'Donnell v. GoldenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Vogelgesang v. VogelgesangAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Vest v. VestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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