Upstate NY judge censured for creating hostile work environment

Upstate NY judge censured for creating hostile work environment

An Upstate New York town court justice agreed to be censured for contributing to a hostile work environment and misusing her judicial title in a personal email address, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct said on Wednesday. Ulster Town Court Justice Susan L. Kesick agreed to the censure and acknowledged her conduct was improper and warrants public discipline, according to the commission.

Ulster town justice accepts public censure over clerk dispute and email use

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined that Susan L. Kesick, a justice in the Ulster Town Court, should be publicly censured for conduct the commission said contributed to a hostile work environment and for using her judicial title in a personal email address. The commission said Kesick agreed to the censure, making the matter public on Wednesday, March 11, after she received the determination. According to a press rele…