Kuehnel v. State Commision on Judicial Conduct

OPINION OF THE COURT

Petitioner, a Justice of both the Village Court of Blasdell and the Town Court of Hamburg, brings this proceeding to review a determination of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct ordering his removal from office. The issues raised embrace not only the propriety of the commission’s determination that petitioner be removed, but also the correctness of its findings of fact and conclusions of law (NY Const, art VI, § 22, subds a, d; Judiciary Law, § 44, subd 9; Matter of Spector v State Comm, on Judicial Conduct, 47 NY2d 462, 465-466). Upon our review of the record, we…