New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct
# 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 (NYCRR), 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 |
