In re Young

OPINION OF THE COURT

Petitioner, a Justice of the Macomb Town Court, St. Lawrence County, commenced this proceeding to review a determination of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct that sustained six charges of misconduct against him and determined that he should be removed from office (see NY Const, art VI, § 22; Judiciary Law § 44). In seeking review, petitioner asserts that he lacked a familial relationship to the persons in the cases at issue and therefore had a “right to hear those cases.” Upon our plenary review of the record, we conclude that removal is the appropriate sanction.

Peti…