IN RE BOGGIA

No. D-118 September Term 2008

998 A.2d 949 (2010)

203 N.J. 1

In the Matter of Philip N. BOGGIA, Judge of the Municipal Court.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Candace Moody argued the cause on behalf of the presenter, Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct.

Robert E. Ramsey, Lawrenceville, argued the cause for respondent (Donini & Ramsey, attorneys).

Richard H. Steen, Princeton, President-Elect, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association.

Roy F. McGeady, Presiding Judge Municipal Court, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Conference of Presiding Judges—Municipal Court.


Chief Justice RABNER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case involves a part-time municipal court judge whose law partner made political contributions from the firm's joint business account. The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct (ACJC) found that the conduct violated Canon 7 A(4) of the Code of Judicial Conduct as well as two court rules and recommended that the judge be publicly admonished.

Because the manner in which the contributions were...

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