MATTER OF BROOKE v. RUSSO

2019-13404.

189 A.D.3d 1032 (2020)

133 N.Y.S.3d 864

2020 NY Slip Op 07377

In the Matter of Francis Brooke, Petitioner, v. Kevin F. Russo, a Judge of the County Court, Rockland County, et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided December 9, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of William O. Wagstaff III, P.C., White Plains, NY, for petitioner.

Letitia James , Attorney General, New York, NY ( Melissa Ysaguirre of counsel), for respondent Kevin F. Russo.

Rivera, J.P., Leventhal, LaSalle and Brathwaite Nelson, JJ., concur.


Adjudged that the determination is confirmed, the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed on the merits, without costs or disbursements.

"`The State has a substantial and legitimate interest and indeed, a grave responsibility, in insuring the safety of the general public from individuals who, by their conduct, have shown themselves to be lacking the essential temperament or character which should be present...

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