NY Lawmakers, Attorneys Propose New Ethics Watchdog Modeled on Judicial Conduct Monitor (New York Law Journal)
New York Law Journal, January 8, 2019
NY Lawmakers, Attorneys Propose New Ethics Watchdog Modeled on Judicial Conduct Monitor
“Several New York state lawmakers and attorneys in Albany on Tuesday called for an amendment to the state constitution that they argue would tackle the ongoing problem of public corruption….The new panel, according to the legislation, would be called the New York State Government Integrity Commission. It’s modeled after the Commission on Judicial Conduct, which has power through the state constitution to penalize and remove judges from office who are accused of misconduct. It has the support of several good government and civic organizations, including the New York City Bar Association and the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity at Columbia Law School. Berit Berger, executive director of the center and a former federal prosecutor, said the legislation has the potential to put New York on the same level as other states with strong ethics enforcement agencies.”
