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MATTER OF MASON

100 N.Y.2d 56 (2003)

790 N.E.2d 769

760 N.Y.S.2d 394

In the Matter of REYNOLD N. MASON, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, Petitioner. STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 1, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gentile & Dickler, New York City (Paul T. Gentile and Kevin P. Claffey of counsel), for petitioner.

Gerald Stern, New York City, and Alan W. Friedberg for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, CIPARICK, WESLEY, ROSENBLATT, GRAFFEO and READ concur in per curiam opinion.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Per Curiam.

The Commission on Judicial Conduct sustained five charges of misconduct and determined that petitioner, a Justice of the Supreme Court, should be removed from office (see NY Const, art VI, § 22; Judiciary Law § 44). Based on our review of the evidence, we conclude petitioner has engaged in misconduct warranting removal.

As a preliminary matter, we reject petitioner's argument that this proceeding...

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