Westchester City Court Judge Censured After Acting as Daughter's Attorney in Court
Edwards not only represented his daughter in family court, he also invoked his position as a judge on more than one occasion to demonstrate his knowledge of the law.
January 10, 2020 at 03:33 PM
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A full-time city court judge in Mount Vernon received a rebuke Friday from the state's disciplinary body for jurists after he was found to have acted as his daughter's attorney during multiple family court appearances in Albany.
City Court Judge William Edwards, an attorney, agreed to be censured Friday by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Edwards not only represented his daughter in family court, he also invoked his position as a judge on more than one occasion to demonstrate his knowledge of the law, according to the commission. His comments were most extensive during an appearance in 2015.
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