Address: 61 Broadway Suite 1200 New York, New York 10006<\/p>\n
Phone:\u00a0646-386-4800<\/p>\n
All New York State judges are required to observe the high ethical standards set out in the\u00a0Rules Governing Judicial Conduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Commission on Judicial Conduct is the independent State agency that reviews complaints of ethical misconduct against the 3,350 judges and justices of the State Unified Court System filling 3,500 positions and, where appropriate, renders public disciplinary\u00a0Determinations<\/a>.<\/p>\n The current Commission was created in 1978 by an amendment to the State Constitution that was overwhelmingly approved by New York voters.\u00a0 The current Commission is the third Commission in our\u00a0History<\/a>, following the Legislature\u2019s creation of a Temporary Commission in 1974 and a constitutional amendment creating the first permanent commission in 1976.<\/p>\n There are\u00a011 Commission Members<\/a>.\u00a0 Four are appointed by the Governor, three by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, and one by each of the four leaders of the State Legislature.\u00a0 The Commission appoints a Clerk to provide it with independent advice, and an Administrator & Counsel who hires and supervises a\u00a0Staff<\/a>\u00a0of attorneys, investigators and administrative personnel.<\/p>\n