Judicial Conduct, New York State Commission on
A Temporary State Commission on Judicial Conduct was created by the Legislature in 1974, beginning operations in January 1975, to investigate and prosecute cases of judicial misconduct make confidential suggestions and recommendations in the nature of admonitions to judges when appropriate and, in more serious cases, recommend that formal disciplinary proceedings be commenced in the appropriate court. The temporary Commission was composed of two judges, five lawyers and two lay persons.