New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct
The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct is an eleven-member panel with authority to discipline judges of the New York courts. The Commission is constitutionally established to investigate and prosecute complaints filed against New York judges.
Procedure
The commission receives complaints, investigates and makes initial determinations regarding judicial conduct. The Commission may privately caution or publicly admonish, censure a judge, remove from office, or mandatorily retire a judge found guilty of misconduct. The Commission's decisions are subject to review by the New York Court of Appeals, upon a judge's request, which may confirm or reject the Commission's findings of misconduct, and reduce or increase a recommended sanction.The rules and regulations of the commission are compiled in Title 22, Subtitle C, Chapter V of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, whereas the rules concerning review by the Court of Appeals are compiled in Title 22, Subtitle B, Chapter I, Subchapter D of the NYCRR.
Composition
Commission members are judges, lawyers and non-lawyers appointed by the Governor, the Chief Judge, and leaders of the New York State Legislature.| Commission Members | Appointed By | First Appointed | Current Term |
| Joseph W. Belluck, Esq., Chair | Former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo | 2008 | 2020–2024 |
| Taa Grays, Esq., Vice Chair | Senate President Pro Tem Andrea Stewart-Cousins | 2017 | 2019–2023 |
| Hon. Fernando M. Camacho | Former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore | 2021 | 2021–2024 |
| Jodie Corngold | Former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo | 2013 | 2019–2023 |
| Hon. John A. Falk | Former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore | 2017 | 2021–2025 |
| Hon. Angela M. Mazzarelli | Former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore | 2017 | 2018–2022 |
| Hon. Robert J. Miller | Former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo | 2018 | 2022–2026 |
| Marvin Ray Raskin, Esq. | Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie | 2018 | 2022–2026 |
| Ronald J. Rosenberg, Esq. | Former Senate Minority Leader John J. Flanagan | 2020 | 2020–2024 |
| Graham B. Seiter, Esq. | Assembly Minority Leader William A. Barclay | 2021 | 2021–2025 |
| Akosua Garcia Yeboah | Former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo | 2016 | 2021–2025 |