Rejected And Resigned

The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct accepted the resignation of a town court justice while under investigation.

From the stipulation

In February 2024, the Commission apprised Judge Nowakowski that it was investigating a complaint alleging that he had sexually harassed a court clerk, and that after the clerk told him to stop sending her inappropriate text messages unrelated to court business, the judge retaliated by seeking to have her employment with the court terminated.

Judge Nowakowski resigned from office on June 1, 2024, and agreed never to seek or accept judicial office at any time in  the future. The Commission accepted a stipulation to that effect signed by the judge, his attorney and the Commission’s Administrator.

(Mike Frisch)