MATTER OF GELFAND


70 N.Y.2d 211 (1987)

In the Matter of Bertram R. Gelfand, as Surrogate, Bronx County, Petitioner. State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy L. Reardon, Morgan F. Kelly and Mary Elizabeth McGarry for petitioner.

Robert H. Tembeckjian and Gerald Stern for respondent.

Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur in Per Curiam opinion; Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judge BELLACOSA taking no part.


Per Curiam.

Petitioner has served as Surrogate of Bronx County since January 1, 1973. It is uncontested that prior to the disclosure of the events that are the subject of this proceeding, he was a respected member of the judiciary of our State. The evidence before us indicates, however, that his removal from office is warranted because of his misconduct between August 3, 1985 and December 31, 1985 and his subsequent lack...

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