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MATTER OF LONSCHEIN

50 N.Y.2d 569 (1980)

In the Matter of Arthur W. Lonschein, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, Petitioner. State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Irwin Shapiro for petitioner.

Gerald Stern, Jeanne O'Connor and Robert Straus for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER concur in Per Curiam opinion; Judge FUCHSBERG dissents in part and votes to reject the determined sanction and dismiss both charges, in a separate opinion; Judge MEYER taking no part.

Per Curiam.

Petitioner, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Eleventh Judicial District, seeks review pursuant to subdivision 7 of section 44 of the Judiciary Law of a determination that he be censured for certain actions undertaken while a Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York.

The determination is based upon two sustained charges that petitioner used the prestige of his office on behalf of a close personal...

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