In re Cerbone

OPINION OF THE COURT

This is a review of a determination that petitioner, a Town Court Justice in the Town of Mount Kisco, engaged in such misconduct that he should be removed from office. The members of this court agree that petitioner should no longer be allowed to serve in a judicial position.

In the early evening of October 25, 1981, petitioner entered a Mount Kisco tavern for a meeting with the business’s owner, who was one of petitioner’s legal clients. While he was in the bar, petitioner had a confrontation with some of the other patrons, primarily several black men. A heated exchange…