Pursuant to statute, a Commission determination of admonition, censure, removal or retirement from office, and the record on which the determination is based, are filed with the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.  The Chief Judge thereafter serves the determination and the record on the respondent-judge.  The respondent-judge then has 30 days to accept the Commission's determination or request review of the determination by the Court of Appeals.  Such review is mandatory if requested.  If the respondent-judge accepts the determination or does not request review, the determination becomes final.

Court of Appeals reviews of disciplinary determinations rendered by the Commission have resulted in the following.  (Results are listed in both chronological and alphabetical order.)

 

In Chronological Order

  1. Matter of Morris Spector (Admonition accepted), 47 NY2d 462 (1979)

  2. Matter of George C. Dixon (Censure modified to admonition), 47 NY2d 523 (1979)

  3. Matter of William J. Bulger (Censure accepted), 48 NY2d 32 (1979)

  4. Matter of John G. Dier (Censure accepted), 48 NY2d 874 (1979)

  5. Matter of Norman E. Kuehnel (Removal accepted), 49 NY2d 465 (1980)

  6. Matter of James L. Kane (Removal accepted), 50 NY2d 360 (1980)

  7. Matter of Arthur W. Lonschein (Censure modified to admonition), 50 NY2d 569 (1980)

  8. Matter of Jerome L. Steinberg (Removal accepted), 51 NY2d 74 (1980)

  9. Matter of Brent Rogers (Removal modified to censure), 51 NY2d 224 (1980)

  10. Matter of Norman H. Shilling (Censure modified to removal), 51 NY2d 397 (1980)

  11. Matter of Patricia Cooley (Removal accepted), 53 NY2d 64 (1981)

  12. Matter of David W. Petrie (Removal accepted), 54 NY2d 807 (1981)

  13. Matter of William J. Quinn (Removal modified to censure), 54 NY2d 386 (1981)

  14. Matter of Willard H. Harris, Jr. (Removal accepted), 56 NY2d 365 (1982)

  15. Matter of Carl R. Scacchetti, Jr. (Removal accepted), 56 NY2d 980 (1982)

  16. Matter of Patrick J. Cunningham (Removal modified to censure), 57 NY2d 270 (1982)

  17. Matter of Raymond E. Aldrich, Jr. (Removal accepted), 58 NY2d 279 (1983)

  18. Matter of J. Richard Sardino (Removal accepted), 58 NY2d 286 (1983)

  19. Matter of Elmer L. Lobdell (Removal accepted), 59 NY2d 338 (1983)

  20. Matter of Paul McGee (Removal accepted), 59 NY2d 870 (1983)

  21. Matter of Robert W. Kelso (Removal modified to censure), 61 NY2d 82 (1984)

  22. Matter of Warren L. Boulanger (Removal accepted), 61 NY2d 89 (1984)

  23. Matter of Vincent T. Cerbone (Removal accepted), 61 NY2d 93 (1984)

  24. Matter of Barbara M. Sims (Censure modified to removal), 61 NY2d 349 (1984)

  25. Matter of Robert P. Reeves (Removal accepted), 63 NY2d 105 (1984)

  26. Matter of James H. Reedy (Removal accepted), 64 NY2d 299 (1985)

  27. Matter of Thomas S. Agresta (Censure accepted), 64 NY2d 327 (1985)

  28. Matter of Ronald L. Fabrizio (Removal accepted), 65 NY2d 275 (1985)

  29. Matter of William W. Seiffert (Removal accepted), 65 NY2d 278 (1985)

  30. Matter of Almon L. Wait (Removal accepted), 67 NY2d 15 (1986)

  31. Matter of Ronald V. Bailey (Removal accepted), 67 NY2d 61 (1986)

  32. Matter of Wesley R. Edwards (Removal modified to censure), 67 NY2d 153 (1986)

  33. Matter of Joseph E. Myers (Removal accepted), 67 NY2d 550 (1986)

  34. Matter of Lawrence L. Rater (Removal accepted), 69 NY2d 208 (1987)

  35. Matter of Patrick T. Maney (Removal accepted), 70 NY2d 27 (1987)

  36. Matter of Lee Vincent (Removal accepted), 70 NY2d 208 (1987)

  37. Matter of Bertram R. Gelfand (Removal accepted), 70 NY2d 211 (1987)

  38. Matter of Ernest J. Conti (Removal accepted), 70 NY2d 416 (1987)

  39. Matter of Michael J. Greenfeld (Removal accepted), 71 NY2d 389 (1988)

  40. Matter of James R. Lenney (Removal accepted), 71 NY2d 456 (1988)

  41. Matter of Joseph Harris (Admonition accepted), 72 NY2d 335 (1988)

  42. Matter of Leroy A. VonderHeide (Removal accepted), 72 NY2d 658 (1988)

  43. Matter of William H. Intemann, Jr. (Removal accepted), 73 NY2d 580 (1989)

  44. Matter of Jerome D. Cohen (Removal accepted), 74 NY2d 272 (1989)

  45. Matter of Irving W. Levine (Removal accepted), 74 NY2d 294 (1989)

  46. Matter of Edward J. Kiley (Removal modified to censure), 74 NY2d 364 (1989)

  47. Matter of Josephine D. Tyler (Removal accepted), 75 NY2d 525 (1990)

  48. Matter of Edward J. Greenfield (Censure rejected, charges dismissed), 76 NY2d 293 (1990)

  49. Matter of Joseph W. Esworthy (Removal accepted), 77 NY2d 280 (1991)

  50. Matter of Francis I. Benjamin (Removal accepted), 77 NY2d 296 (1991)

  51. Matter of Lawrence J. LaBelle (Removal modified to censure), 79 NY2d 350 (1992)

  52. Matter of Neil W. Moynihan (Removal accepted), 80 NY2d 322 (1992)

  53. Matter of Rudolph L. Mazzei (Removal accepted), 81 NY2d 568 (1993)

  54. Matter of Richard W. Murphy (Removal accepted), 82 NY2d 491 (1993)

  55. Matter of David Schiff (Removal accepted), 83 NY2d 689 (1994)

  56. Matter of David B. Heburn (Removal accepted), 84 NY2d 168 (1994)

  57. Matter of Lorraine Backal (Removal accepted), 87 NY2d 1 (1995)

  58. Matter of Lester C. Hamel (Removal accepted), 88 NY2d 317 (1996)

  59. Matter of B. Marc Mogil (Removal accepted), 88 NY2d 749 (1996)

  60. Matter of Ronald C. Robert (Removal accepted), 89 NY2d 745 (1997)

  61. Matter of W. Joseph Embser (Removal accepted),90 NY2d 711 (1997)

  62. Matter of Donald R. Roberts (Removal accepted), 91 NY2d 93 (1997)

  63. Matter of John F. Skinner (Removal modified to censure), 91 NY2d 142 (1997)

  64. Matter of Salvador Collazo (Removal accepted), 91 NY2d 251 (1998)

  65. Matter of Lorin M. Duckman (Removal accepted), 92 NY2d 141 (1998)

  66. Matter of Ralph T. Romano (Removal accepted), 93 NY2d 161 (1999)

  67. Matter of Charles J. Assini (Removal accepted), 94 NY2d 26 (1999)

  68. Matter of J. Kevin Mulroy (Removal accepted), 94 NY2d 652 (2000)

  69. Matter of Robert M. Corning, Sr. (Removal accepted), 95 NY2d 450 (2000)

  70. Matter of James H. Shaw, Jr. (Censure accepted), 96 NY2d 7 (2001)

  71. Matter of Robert N. Going (Removal accepted), 97 NY2d 121 (2001)

  72. Matter of Elizabeth A. Shanley (Admonition accepted), 98 NY2d 310 (2002)

  73. Matter of Kenneth W. Gibbons (Removal accepted), 98 NY2d 448 (2002)

  74. Matter of Timothy C. Tamsen (Removal accepted), 100 NY2d 19 (2003) 

  75. Matter of Edmund G. Fitzgerald, Jr. (Removal accepted), 100 NY2d 52 (2003)

  76. Matter of Reynold N. Mason (Removal accepted), 100 NY2d 56 (2003)

  77. Matter of William Watson (Removal modified to censure), 100 NY2d 290 (2003)

  78. Matter of Ira J. Raab (Censure accepted), 100 NY2d 305 (2003)

  79. Matter of Roseanna H. Washington (Removal accepted), 100 NY2d 873 (2003)

  80. Matter of Joseph J. Cerbone (Removal accepted), 2 NY3d 479 (2004)

  81. Matter of Henry R. Bauer (Removal accepted), 3 NY3d 158 (2004)

  82. Matter of Michael H. Feinberg (Removal accepted), 5 NY3d 206 (2005)

  83. Matter of Duane A. Hart (Censure accepted), 7 NY3d 1 (2006)

  84. Matter of Laura D. Blackburne (Removal accepted), 7 NY3d 213 (2006)

  85. Matter of Jean Marshall (Removal accepted), 8 NY3d 741 (2007)

  86. Matter of Robert M. Restaino (Removal accepted), 10 NY3d 577 (2008)

  87. Matter of Dennis LaBombard (Removal accepted), 11 NY3d 294 (2008)

  88. Matter of David F. Jung (Removal accepted), 11 NY3d 365 (2008)

  89. Matter of Joseph S. Alessandro (Removal accepted), 13 NY3d 238 (2009)

  90. Matter of Francis M. Alessandro (Removal modified to admonition), 13 NY3d 238 (2009)

  91. Matter of James P. Gilpatric (Commission jurisdiction in delay cases affirmed; Admonition remitted to Commission for further proceedings), 13 NY3d 586 (2009)

  92. Matter of Lafayette D. Young, Jr.(Removal accepted), 19 NY3d 621 (2012)

  93. Matter of Bryan R. Hedges (Removal accepted), 20 NY3d 677 (2013)

  94. Matter of Glen R. George (Removal accepted), 22 NY3d 323 (2013)

  95. Matter of Cathryn M. Doyle (Removal accepted), 23 NY3d 656 (2014)

  96. Matter of Alan M. Simon (Removal accepted), Slip Op No. 135 (October 20, 2016)

In Alphabetical Order

  1. Matter of Thomas S. Agresta (Censure accepted), 64 NY2d 327 (1985)

  2. Matter of Raymond E. Aldrich, Jr. (Removal accepted), 58 NY2d 279 (1983)

  3. Matter of Francis M. Alessandro (Removal modified to admonition), 13 NY3d 238 (2009)

  4. Matter of Joseph S. Alessandro (Removal accepted), 13 NY3d 238 (2009)

  5. Matter of Charles J. Assini (Removal accepted), 94 NY2d 26 (1999)

  6. Matter of Lorraine Backal (Removal accepted), 87 NY2d 1 (1995)

  7. Matter of Ronald V. Bailey (Removal accepted), 67 NY2d 61 (1986)

  8. Matter of Henry R. Bauer (Removal accepted), 3 NY3d 158 (2004)

  9. Matter of Francis I. Benjamin (Removal accepted), 77 NY2d 296 (1991)

  10. Matter of Laura D. Blackburne (Removal accepted), 7 NY3d 213 (2006)

  11. Matter of Warren L. Boulanger (Removal accepted), 61 NY2d 89 (1984)

  12. Matter of William J. Bulger (Censure accepted), 48 NY2d 32 (1979)

  13. Matter of Joseph J. Cerbone (Removal accepted), 2 NY3d 479 (2004)

  14. Matter of Vincent T. Cerbone (Removal accepted), 61 NY2d 93 (1984)

  15. Matter of Jerome D. Cohen (Removal accepted), 74 NY2d 272 (1989)

  16. Matter of Salvador Collazo (Removal accepted), 91 NY2d 251 (1998)

  17. Matter of Ernest J. Conti (Removal accepted), 70 NY2d 416 (1987)

  18. Matter of Patricia Cooley (Removal accepted), 53 NY2d 64 (1981)

  19. Matter of Robert M. Corning, Sr. (Removal accepted), 95 NY2d 450 (2000)

  20. Matter of Patrick J. Cunningham (Removal modified to censure), 57 NY2d 270 (1982)

  21. Matter of John G. Dier (Censure accepted), 48 NY2d 874 (1979)

  22. Matter of George C. Dixon (Censure modified to admonition), 47 NY2d 523 (1979)

  23. Matter of Cathryn M. Doyle (Removal accepted), 23 NY3d 656 (2014)

  24. Matter of Lorin M. Duckman (Removal accepted), 92 NY2d 141 (1998)

  25. Matter of Wesley R. Edwards (Removal modified to censure), 67 NY2d 153 (1986)

  26. Matter of W. Joseph Embser (Removal accepted),90 NY2d 711 (1997)

  27. Matter of Joseph W. Esworthy (Removal accepted), 77 NY2d 280 (1991)

  28. Matter of Ronald L. Fabrizio (Removal accepted), 65 NY2d 275 (1985)

  29. Matter of Michael H. Feinberg (Removal accepted), 5 NY3d 206 (2005)

  30. Matter of Edmund G. Fitzgerald, Jr. (Removal accepted), 100 NY2d 52 (2003)

  31. Matter of Bertram R. Gelfand (Removal accepted), 70 NY2d 211 (1987)

  32. Matter of Glen R. George (Removal accepted), 22 NY3d 323 (2013)

  33. Matter of Kenneth W. Gibbons (Removal accepted), 98 NY2d 448 (2002)

  34. Matter of James P. Gilpatric (Commission jurisdiction in delay cases affirmed; Admonition remitted to Commission for further proceedings), 13 NY3d 586 (2009)

  35. Matter of Robert N. Going (Removal accepted), 97 NY2d 121 (2001)

  36. Matter of Michael J. Greenfeld (Removal accepted), 71 NY2d 389 (1988)

  37. Matter of Edward J. Greenfield (Censure rejected, charges dismissed), 76 NY2d 293 (1990)

  38. Matter of Lester C. Hamel (Removal accepted), 88 NY2d 317 (1996)

  39. Matter of Joseph Harris (Admonition accepted), 72 NY2d 335 (1988)

  40. Matter of Willard H. Harris, Jr. (Removal accepted), 56 NY2d 365 (1982)

  41. Matter of Duane A. Hart (Censure accepted), 7 NY3d 1 (2006)

  42. Matter of David B. Heburn (Removal accepted), 84 NY2d 168 (1994)

  43. Matter of Bryan R. Hedges (Removal accepted), 20 NY3d 677 (2013)

  44. Matter of William H. Intemann, Jr. (Removal accepted), 73 NY2d 580 (1989)

  45. Matter of David F. Jung (Removal accepted), 11 NY3d 365 (2008)

  46. Matter of  James L. Kane (Removal accepted), 50 NY2d 360 (1980)

  47. Matter of Robert W. Kelso (Removal modified to censure), 61 NY2d 82 (1984)

  48. Matter of Edward J. Kiley (Removal modified to censure), 74 NY2d 364 (1989)

  49. Matter of Norman E. Kuehnel (Removal accepted), 49 NY2d 465 (1980)

  50. Matter of Lawrence J. LaBelle (Removal modified to censure), 79 NY2d 350 (1992)

  51. Matter of Dennis LaBombard (Removal accepted), 11 NY3d 294 (2008)

  52. Matter of James R. Lenney (Removal accepted), 71 NY2d 456 (1988)

  53. Matter of Irving W. Levine (Removal accepted), 74 NY2d 294 (1989)

  54. Matter of Elmer L. Lobdell (Removal accepted), 59 NY2d 338 (1983)

  55. Matter of Arthur W. Lonschein (Censure modified to admonition), 50 NY2d 569 (1980)

  56. Matter of Patrick T. Maney (Removal accepted), 70 NY2d 27 (1987)

  57. Matter of Jean Marshall (Removal accepted), 8 NY3d 741 (2007)

  58. Matter of Reynold N. Mason (Removal accepted), 100 NY2d 56 (2003)

  59. Matter of Rudolph L. Mazzei (Removal accepted), 81 NY2d 568 (1993)

  60. Matter of Paul McGee (Removal accepted), 59 NY2d 870 (1983)

  61. Matter of B. Marc Mogil (Removal accepted), 88 NY2d 749 (1996)

  62. Matter of Neil W. Moynihan (Removal accepted), 80 NY2d 322 (1992)

  63. Matter of J. Kevin Mulroy (Removal accepted), 94 NY2d 652 (2000)

  64. Matter of Richard W. Murphy (Removal accepted), 82 NY2d 491 (1993)

  65. Matter of Joseph E. Myers (Removal accepted), 67 NY2d 550 (1986)

  66. Matter of David W. Petrie (Removal accepted), 54 NY2d 807 (1981)

  67. Matter of William J. Quinn (Removal modified to censure), 54 NY2d 386 (1981)

  68. Matter of Ira J. Raab (Censure accepted), 100 NY2d 305 (2003)

  69. Matter of Lawrence L. Rater (Removal accepted), 69 NY2d 208 (1987)

  70. Matter of James H. Reedy (Removal accepted), 64 NY2d 299 (1985)

  71. Matter of Robert P. Reeves (Removal accepted), 63 NY2d 105 (1984)

  72. Matter of Robert M. Restaino (Removal accepted), 10 NY3d 577 (2008)

  73. Matter of Ronald C. Robert (Removal accepted), 89 NY2d 745 (1997)

  74. Matter of Donald R. Roberts (Removal accepted), 91 NY2d 93 (1997)

  75. Matter of Brent Rogers (Removal modified to censure), 51 NY2d 224 (1980)

  76. Matter of Ralph T. Romano (Removal accepted), 93 NY2d 161 (1999)

  77. Matter of J. Richard Sardino (Removal accepted), 58 NY2d 286 (1983)

  78. Matter of Carl R. Scacchetti, Jr. (Removal accepted), 56 NY2d 980 (1982)

  79. Matter of David Schiff (Removal accepted), 83 NY2d 689 (1994)

  80. Matter of William W. Seiffert (Removal accepted), 65 NY2d 278 (1985)

  81. Matter of Elizabeth A. Shanley (Admonition accepted), 98 NY2d 310 (2002)

  82. Matter of James H. Shaw, Jr. (Censure accepted), 96 NY2d 7 (2001)

  83. Matter of Norman H. Shilling (Censure modified to removal), 51 NY2d 397 (1980)

  84. Matter of Alan M. Simon (Removal Acceptedl), Slip Op No. 135 (October 20, 2016)

  85. Matter of Barbara M. Sims (Censure modified to removal), 61 NY2d 349 (1984)

  86. Matter of John F. Skinner (Removal modified to censure), 91 NY2d 142 (1997)

  87. Matter of Morris Spector (Admonition accepted), 47 NY2d 462 (1979)

  88. Matter of Jerome L. Steinberg (Removal accepted), 51 NY2d 74 (1980)

  89. Matter of Timothy C. Tamsen (Removal accepted), 100 NY2d 19 (2003) 

  90. Matter of Josephine D. Tyler (Removal accepted), 75 NY2d 525 (1990)

  91. Matter of Lee Vincent (Removal accepted), 70 NY2d 208 (1987)

  92. Matter of Leroy A. VonderHeide (Removal accepted), 72 NY2d 658 (1988)

  93. Matter of Almon L. Wait (Removal accepted), 67 NY2d 15 (1986)

  94. Matter of Roseanna H. Washington (Removal accepted), 100 NY2d 873 (2003)

  95. Matter of William Watson (Removal modified to censure), 100 NY2d 290 (2003)

  96. Matter of Lafayette D. Young, Jr. (Removal accepted), 19 NY3d 621 (2012)