Upstate Town Court Judge Censured for Using Harsh Words, Failing to Record Eviction Proceeding
The state's Commission on Judicial Conduct said that Michael Knopf, a justice of the Rathbone Town Court in Steuben County, had agreed to the censure after a formal complaint was lodged against him in August.
September 30, 2020 at 02:44 PM
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An upstate New York judge has been censured for improperly issuing a warrant of eviction against a tenant, whom he called a "deadbeat" during a hearing last year, a state disciplinary commission said Wednesday.
The state's Commission on Judicial Conduct said that Michael Knopf, a justice of the Rathbone Town Court in Steuben County, had agreed to the censure after a formal complaint was lodged against him in August.
Knopf, who is not an attorney, has served as a justice in the town court since 2008, and his current term is set to expire at the end of 2023.
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