Members

 

Commission Member Appointing Authority First Appointed Expiration of Term
Joseph W. Belluck, Chair Governor Kathy Hochul 2008 3/31/2028
Taa Grays, Vice Chair Senate President Pro Tem Andrea Stewart-Cousins 2017 3/31/2027
Fernando M. Camacho Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson 2021 3/31/2028
Stefano Cambareri Assembly Minority Leader William A. Barclay 2024 3/31/2029
Brian C. Doyle Senate Minority Leader Robert G. Ortt 2023 3/31/2028
John A. Falk Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson 2017 3/31/2029
Robin Chappelle Golston Governor Kathy Hochul 2025 3/31/2029
Nina M. Moore Governor Kathy Hochul 2023 3/31/2027
Peter H. Moulton Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson 2025 3/31/2026
Marvin Ray Raskin Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie 2018 3/31/2026
Vacant Governor Kathy Hochul 3/31/2026 

Recent Member

Honorable Robert J. Miller served on the Commission from 2018 until his retirement from the bench on December 31, 2025. He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and the Georgetown University Law Center. In 2007, he was elected to the Supreme Court, Second Judicial District, and in 2010 he was appointed to the Appellate Division, Second Department. Prior to his judicial career Justice Miller was a partner in several law firms, including Reed Smith and Parker Duryee Rosoff & Haft. Justice Miller is a frequent lecturer at a variety of Continuing Legal Education programs and has long been active in various civic and bar associations endeavors. Justice Miller is the former Chair of the New York State Ethics Commission and is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Brooklyn Bar Association, the Kings County Columbian Lawyers and the Catholic Lawyers Guild.

The current members of the Commission and their terms of office are listed above.

There are 11 members of the Commission on Judicial Conduct.  Each serves a renewable four-year term.  Four members are appointed by the Governor, three by the Chief Judge, and one each by the Speaker of the Assembly, the Minority Leader of the Assembly, the Temporary President of the Senate (Majority Leader) and the Minority Leader of the Senate.

Of the four members appointed by the Governor, one shall be a judge, one shall be a member of the New York State bar but not a judge, and two shall not be members of the bar, judges or retired judges.  Of the three members appointed by the Chief Judge, one shall be a justice of the Appellate Division, one shall be a judge of a court other than the Court of Appeals or Appellate Division, and one shall be a justice of a town or village court.  None of the four members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be judges or retired judges.

The Commission elects a Chair and a Vice Chair from among its members for renewable two-year terms, and appoints an Administrator who shall be a member of the New York State bar who is not a judge or retired judge.  The Administrator appoints and directs the agency staff.  The Commission also has a Clerk who plays no role in the investigation or litigation of complaints but assists the Commission in its consideration of formal charges, preparation of determinations and related matters. 

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