Legal Opinion
Ginsberg v. Purcell
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 1980PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
A Judge who prior to the adoption of the 1976 amendments to the judiciary article of the New York State Constitution *274was convicted of a felony and thus lost his license to practice law and who thereafter never sat as a Judge may not recover the salary of the office, notwithstanding the fact that no proceeding to remove him from office as a Judge has ever been brought.
The facts are uncontroverted. As stated in the papers on plaintiff's motion for summary judgment they are as follows: Plaintiff was appointed a Judge of the Family Court for Nassau County on July 10, 1972 and…
3Cases cited7 opinions
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- In re BarashNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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- Thaler v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1974
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