NYC Chief Judge Janet DiFiore under ethics probe at time of resignation announcement

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NYC Chief Judge Janet DiFiore under ethics probe at time of resignation announcement: report

By David Propper
July 11, 2022

New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore had been facing a state ethics probe when she made her Monday announcement that she was leaving her post at the end of August, according to a report.

The investigation, conducted by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, is examining whether DiFiore wrongly interfered in the disciplinarily hearing of the president of the state’s court officers association, Law 360 reported, citing documents and a person familiar with the matter.

Dennis Quirk, the court officers union leader and critic of DiFiore, faced punishment for threatening to post copies of an old newspaper story about an alleged affair DiFiore had on court buildings statewide.

Last August, DiFiore wrote a letter to the hearing officer in Quirk’s case, Phyllis Orlikoff Flug, requesting Quirk be punished, arguing that he “exhibits no remorse,” Law 360 reported.

“These patent realities require that you use every means at your disposal to address this incident and deter future misconduct by respondent,” she wrote.

Flug told Law 360 she forwarded the letter to the Commission on Judicial Conduct shortly after receiving it and was told by the commission’s chief counsel it would be investigated.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/07/11/janet-difiore-under-ethics-probe-at-time-of-resignation-announcement-report/