Joseph W Belluck

December 19, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A bill before the State Assembly would change the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's funding process to mirror the way the annual judicial branch budget is handled, respecting the separation-of-powers principle and recognizing that the commission is created in the judiciary articles of the state constitution and statute, rather than an executive branch agency reporting to the governor.

By Joseph W. Belluck and Robert H. Tembeckjian

10 minute read

February 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Rather than set an example as one might expect of the nation's highest court on such an important issue, the nine justices of the Supreme Court continue to trail all others, unable to agree on a code of conduct for themselves, the chair and the administrator of the New York State Commission on Judicial Ethics write.

By Joseph W. Belluck and Robert H. Tembeckjian

5 minute read

May 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Joseph W. Belluck writes: The Commission on Judicial Conduct is often misunderstood by both the judiciary subject to its ethics oversight, and a public anxious to hold judges accountable for what they see as improper conduct. As one who has been on the commission for eight years, and has seen its inner workings up close, I hope as chair to help both judges and the public see the backstory.

By Joseph W. Belluck

8 minute read