Accepting Responsibility

A non-attorney town justice has resigned effective today and agreed to the public disclosure of pending charges, according to a press release from the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. The justice also agreed not to seek judicial ofice in the future. The justice’s letter of resignation is frank acknowledgment of error, noting that he has asked peole who appear before him to accept responsibility for their actions and should demand no less of himself. (Mike Frisch)