MATTER OF BACKAL


87 N.Y.2d 1 (1995)

660 N.E.2d 1104

637 N.Y.S.2d 325

In the Matter of Lorraine Backal, a Judge of the New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, Petitioner. State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Kennedy, New York City, for petitioner.

Gerald Stern, New York City, and Jean M. Savanyu for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

Petitioner, a Civil Court Judge charged with judicial misconduct, resigned from office instead of answering the complaint filed against her. The charges stem from petitioner's statements to and financial dealings with a third party who was engaged in drug-dealing and money-laundering schemes, and her failure to report a cash gift of $1,500 from that party. Petitioner contends that the Constitution's grant of authority...

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