More New York judges were publicly disciplined in 2020 than in any other year in more than a decade even though fewer new complaints were being filed, according to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct’s annual report.
The explanations included in the report for why judges were disciplined generally fell into three categories: failure to disclose ex parte communication or other conflicts of interest or otherwise not meeting standards associated with their legal work; inappropriate and offensive actions toward court staff, attorneys or parties involved in a case; and involvement in criminal activity.
