Town Justice Admonished
The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has admonished Hinsdale Town Justice Monroe Bishop for his conduct during an eviction proceeding.
The commission says Bishop should be sanctioned for ruling against a defendant in a 2007 summary proceeding for eviction and back rent, based on an improper one-sided communication with her lawyer's secretary.
Admonition is the least serious of three potential punishments. Bishop had previously been admonished for presiding over a traffic case involving his niece and for misusing subpoena power in a small claims case.
The commission says Bishop should be sanctioned for ruling against a defendant in a 2007 summary proceeding for eviction and back rent, based on an improper one-sided communication with her lawyer's secretary.
Admonition is the least serious of three potential punishments. Bishop had previously been admonished for presiding over a traffic case involving his niece and for misusing subpoena power in a small claims case.
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