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In the Matter of the Hon. Cathryn M. Doyle, a Judge of the Surrogate's Court, Albany County, Petitioner, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Respondent.

Brief

10 Cited authorities

  1. In the Matter of Watson

    100 N.Y.2d 290 (N.Y. 2003)   Cited 18 times
    Considering but rejecting First Amendment challenge to 22 N.Y.C.R.R. § 100.5(d)'s ban on the making of "pledges or promises" by judicial candidates

  2. Matter of Kiley

    74 N.Y.2d 364 (N.Y. 1989)   Cited 25 times
    Lending and appearing to lend the prestige of office to advance private interests of criminal defendants

  3. Matter of Cunningham

    57 N.Y.2d 270 (N.Y. 1982)   Cited 27 times

    Argued October 13, 1982 Decided November 11, 1982 Proceeding pursuant to N.Y. Constitution, article VI, § 22 and Judiciary Law § 44, to review a determination of respondent State Commission on Judicial Conduct, dated April 20, 1982, that petitioner should be removed from the office of Justice of the Onondaga County Court, Onondaga County. Leonard Amdursky and Bruce O. Jacobs for petitioner. Albert B. Lawrence, Gerald Stern and Jean M. Savanyu for respondent. William F. FitzPatrick, John J. Dee, John

  4. Matter of Skinner

    690 N.E.2d 484 (N.Y. 1997)   Cited 10 times
    In Matter of Skinner (91 NY2d 142, 144), a town justice of the Columbia Town Court in Herkimer County arranged for the arraignment of a friend who had been accused of sexual abuse at a time when no prosecutor was available.

  5. Matter of Lonschein

    50 N.Y.2d 569 (N.Y. 1980)   Cited 23 times
    Interceding with city licensing officials on behalf of friend

  6. Matter of Mazzei

    81 N.Y.2d 568 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 7 times

    Argued June 1, 1993 Decided July 6, 1993 Giaimo Vreeburg, P.C., Kew Gardens (Joseph O. Giaimo of counsel), for petitioner. Gerald Stern, New York City, and Jean M. Savanyu for respondent. Per Curiam. Petitioner, a former Judge of County Court, Suffolk County, initiated this proceeding to review a determination of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct that he should be removed from office (see, Judiciary Law § 44). Although conceding that he engaged in sanctionable misconduct, petitioner contends

  7. Matter of Intemann

    540 N.E.2d 236 (N.Y. 1989)   Cited 6 times

    Argued April 28, 1989 Decided June 6, 1989 Robert K. Ruslander for petitioner. Gerald Stern and Jean M. Savanyu for respondent. Per Curiam. Petitioner, a Judge of the County Court, Family Court and Surrogate's Court in Hamilton County, was charged with violating the Rules of Judicial Conduct for participating in business activity, practicing law while sitting as a Judge and failing to disqualify himself in certain matters that came before him as a Judge. Following a hearing at which petitioner and

  8. Matter of Fabrizio

    65 N.Y.2d 275 (N.Y. 1985)   Cited 9 times

    Argued May 28, 1985 Decided June 13, 1985 John J. Hayden for petitioner. Alan W. Friedberg, Gerald Stern and Jean M. Savanyu for respondent. Per Curiam. The credible testimony establishes that petitioner, in the relatively short period that he has served as a Town Justice, engaged in numerous instances of egregious misconduct, including the seeking of special consideration for two defendants in other courts, using racial slurs, altering transcripts, advising his court reporter to change stenographic

  9. Matter of Conti

    516 N.E.2d 1207 (N.Y. 1987)   Cited 4 times

    Argued October 6, 1987 Decided October 22, 1987 Robert J. Krzys for petitioner. Gerald Stern, Jean M. Savanyu and Henry S. Stewart for respondent. Per Curiam. Petitioner was charged with misconduct in connection with the disposition of two speeding tickets. Additionally, he was charged with having improperly dismissed, or adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, some 31 cases without having given notice to the prosecutor as required by CPL 170.45, 170.55 and 210.45. Following a hearing in which petitioner

  10. Matter Dixon v. Judicial Comm

    47 N.Y.2d 523 (N.Y. 1979)   Cited 6 times

    Submitted May 4, 1979 Decided July 3, 1979 Connor, Curran, Connor, Flint Schram for petitioner. Gerald Stern for respondent. Per Curiam. Petitioner, George Dixon, took office as Justice of the Village Court of Chatham in March of 1973, and as Justice of the Town Court of Ghent in January of 1976. He is not an attorney. As a result of an investigation conducted by the former State Commission on Judicial Conduct, charges were brought against the petitioner for requesting other Judges to accord favorable