Posted on 11/18/2014 5:43:28 AM PST by PROCON
Go for it! Of course, part of the problem is overcrowding of prisons and the public’s not wanting to pay for expanding/building/manning prisons, so they release convicts and/or don’t pursue imprisonment. But here’s how NY *could* go about an impeachment.
New York
New York judges may be removed in one of three ways:
Judges may be admonished, censured, retired, or removed from office by the commission on judicial conduct. The commissions disciplinary actions are subject to review by the court of appeals.
Judges of the court of appeals and justices of the supreme court may be removed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of the legislature. Other judges may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the senate on the recommendation of the governor.
Judges may be impeached by a majority vote of the assembly and removed by a two-thirds vote of the court for the trial of impeachments. The court consists of the president of the senate, the senators, and the judges of the court of appeals.
http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/removal_of_judges.cfm?state
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