The decision comes nearly four years after Erie County prosecutors declined to charge Mark J. Grisanti, a former state senator and acting State Supreme Court judge, in the June 2020 episode.
Today's decision concludes that on balance, Justice Grisanti's conduct during a two-hour period of one day, compared to his excellent record as a judge, does not warrant removal from the bench.
In the decision, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct acknowledged that Justice Grisanti's behavior was unbecoming of a jurist, adding that he had exercised exceptionally poor judgment.
Even so, the commission said that there were mitigating circumstances, including the judge's genuine concern for his wife's safety, recent loss of several family members, and long-running feud with his neighbors, the Mele family.
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