Legal Opinion
Matter of Mazzei
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1993PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Petitioner, a former Judge of County Court, Suffolk County, 1 initiated this proceeding to review a determination of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct that he should be removed from office (see, Judiciary Law §44 [7]). Although conceding that he engaged in sanctionable misconduct, peti; tioner contends that removal is unwarranted and that censure is more appropriate. Petitioner also argues that the Commission improperly charged a violation of the lawyer’s Code of Professional Responsibility. While petitioner is correct that he should not have been formally charged…
3Cases cited11 opinions
- Spector v. State Commission on Judicial ConductNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re ShillingNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re ReevesNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Aldrich v. State CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- In re CunninghamNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
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4Cited by9 opinions
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- In Re KrogerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997
- Matter of BackalNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
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