Monday, November 9, 2015

Judge-Elect Ryba: booted from her position as advisor for Appellate Court for unethical behavior in her election campaign - what next?

I wrote recently about unethical conduct of Christine Ryba, special counsel to the Chief Judge of the Appellate Division 3rd Department Karen Peters and questioned validity of her election.

Today, Albany Times Union reported that Christina Ryba was fired from her job with the court for "unethical missteps", likely connected with her judicial election campaign and the use of her position in the court and court e-mail system to further her personal bid to be elected as a judge.

This is a unique situation.

An attorney who was the chief advisor to the top judge of a disciplining court, and who was a member of the NYS Statewide Commission on Attorney Discipline, gets booted for unethical conduct.

Will an attorney who was fired for ethical missteps connected with her judicial campaign be allowed to become a judge?

And will she be disciplined?

Or is her blood so blue from her employment for judges, whether she was booted or nor, that she is above the law - and discipline that she was advising Judge Peters to be imposed on others?

Stay tuned.

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