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MATTER OF DOYLE

No. 106

23 N.Y.3d 656 (2014)

17 N.E.3d 1127

993 N.Y.S.2d 531

2014 NY Slip Op 4801

In the Matter of CATHRYN M. DOYLE, Surrogate of Albany County, Petitioner. STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 26, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dreyer Boyajian LLP, Albany ( William J. Dreyer and Craig M. Crist of counsel), for petitioner.

Robert H. Tembeckjian , Albany ( Edward Lindner , Mary C. Farrington , Cathleen S. Cenci and S. Peter Pedrotty of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges READ, SMITH, RIVERA and ABDUS-SALAAM concur in per curiam opinion; Judge PIGOTT dissents and votes to censure in an opinion; Judge GRAFFEO taking no part.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Per Curiam.

Petitioner, the Albany County Surrogate, seeks review of a determination of the Commission on Judicial Conduct which sustained three charges of misconduct against her and directed that she be removed from office (see NY Const, art VI, § 22; Judiciary Law § 44). We agree with the findings of misconduct and uphold the sanction of removal.

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