In re Kelso

OPINION OF THE COURT

Petitioner has been charged with engaging in behavior that violated certain canons of the Code of Judicial Conduct. While it is apparent that petitioner’s conduct was improper, we do not find that it was so egregious as to warrant removing him from the Bench. The commission’s recommendation, therefore, is rejected and petitioner is hereby censured.

Petitioner is an attorney who has served as an Acting Village Justice in Walden since 1963 and as a Justice in the Montgomery Town Court since 1973. The events that concern this court, however, are unrelated, either directly or…