MATTER OF VONDERHEIDE


72 N.Y.2d 658 (1988)

In the Matter of Leroy A. VonderHeide, a Justice of the Northampton Town Court, Petitioner. State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Aulisi and Robert M. Cohen for petitioner.

Gerald Stern and Jean M. Savanyu for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

Petitioner, a Town Court Justice in Northampton since 1985, brings this proceeding to review a decision of respondent finding him guilty of five charges of misconduct and determining that the sanction of removal is appropriate. In its decision sustaining the charges, respondent found that petitioner routinely sought out and interviewed witnesses outside of court and made judgments based on their unsworn ex parte...

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