The New York Court of Appeals is weighing whether to remove Queens Supreme Court Justice Laura D. Blackburne for a widely publicized incident in which she helped a robbery suspect evade police. Blackburne's attorney argued that the court has never before removed a contrite judge for a single error when the judge received no benefit for his or her misconduct. The commission's attorney suggested that the misconduct was so "beyond the pale" that no sanction short of removal would send the proper message.
May 05, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Should a single, aberrational act of misconduct that reflects woefully poor judgment but no venality subject an otherwise respected judge to expulsion from the judiciary?
That is apparently the central question as the New York Court of Appeals weighs whether to remove Queens Supreme Court Justice Laura D. Blackburne for helping a robbery suspect evade police.
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