Legal Opinion
In re Holtzman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 1, 1991PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Petitioner brought this proceeding pursuant to 22 NYCRR 691.6 (a) to vacate a Letter of Reprimand issued by the Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District.
The charge of misconduct that is relevant to this appeal was based on the public release by petitioner, then District Attorney of Kings County,* of a letter charging Judge Irving Levine with judicial misconduct in relation to an incident that allegedly occurred in the course of a trial on criminal charges of sexual misconduct (Penal Law § 130.20), and was reported to her some six weeks later. Specifically,…
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