A town justice in Herkimer County has resigned as the result of an investigation of wrongdoing. The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct on Monday announced that Manheim Town Justice Douglas E. Gardner resigned while as a result of ...

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A state judicial watchdog agency has recommended removing Broome County Family Court Judge Richard H. Miller II for engaging in numerous acts of misconduct. The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct said in a news release that Miller repeatedly ...

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A judge in Ulster County has been censured after being charged with driving while intoxicated. Shandaken Town Court Justice Michael J. Miranda pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired (DWAI), according to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. ...

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The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has recommended removing Paul H. Senzer from his position as a part-time justice in the village of Northport, Suffolk County. Senzer is accused of using “sexist, profane and otherwise degrading language in ...

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A judge in Clinton County has resigned as the result of an investigation into complaints of racism and political bias. Altona Town Justice Kyle R. Canning was accused by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct for sharing an ...

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A judge in Wayne County has resigned for statements he made at a Wolcott Village Board meeting. Scott Stone, a justice in the town of Butler and the village of Wolcott, stepped down after being charged by the New York ...

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The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has released its 2019 annual report, covering the agency’s activities in 2018. The Commission received 2,000 complaints in 2018 — the third highest in its 41-year history.  The Commission conducted 505 preliminary ...

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A town justice in Wayne County has been censured by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. The Commission determined that Palmyra Justice William E. Abbott, who also is an associate justice of the Palmyra Village Court, should be ...

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Rennee N. Crofoot, town justice in Barrington, Yates County, has resigned while under investigation by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct for allegedly interjecting herself in a custody proceeding pending before another judge. Crofoot resigned effective Oct. 3, ...

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Robert J. Miller, an associate justice of the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, Second Department, has been appointed to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Miller’s term ends March 31, 2022. A graduate ...

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Lockport Town Justice Leonard G. Tilney Jr. has resigned after a state investigation into misconduct. The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct announced Wednesday that Tilney’s resignation is effective Sept. 30, 2018, and he has agreed to never seek ...

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Erika A. Martin, town justice in Manchester, Ontario County, has resigned Town Justice and agreed never to be a judge again, after pleading guilty to grand larceny. The resignation was announced in a new release from the New York State ...

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