New York State

Commission on Judicial Conduct

In the Matter of the Proceeding Pursuant to Section 44, subdivision 4, of the Judiciary Law in Relation to GEORGE O. HEWLETT, a Justice of the Potsdam Town Court, St. Lawrence County.

THE COMMISSION:

Alan J. Pope, Esq., Chair

Raoul Lionel Felder, Esq., Vice Chair

Stephen R. Coffey, Esq.

Colleen C. DiPirro

Richard D. Emery, Esq.                       

Marvin E. Jacob, Esq.

Honorable Thomas A. Klonick

Honorable Daniel F. Luciano

Honorable Karen K. Peters

Honorable Terry Jane Ruderman

APPEARANCES:

Robert H. Tembeckjian (Kathryn J. Blake, Of Counsel) for the Commission

Fischer, Bessette, Muldowney & Hunter LLP (by James P. Bessette) for Respondent

DECISION AND ORDER: 

The matter having come before the Commission on April 20, 2006; and the Commission having before it the Formal Written Complaint dated November 9, 2005, and the Stipulation dated April 6, 2006; and respondent having resigned from judicial office by letter dated February 17, 2006, effective upon receipt, and having affirmed that he will neither seek nor accept judicial office at any time in the future; and respondent having waived confidentiality as provided by Judiciary Law §45 to the limited extent that the Stipulation will be made public if accepted by the Commission; now, therefore, it is

DETERMINED, on the Commission’s own motion, that the pending proceeding be discontinued and the case closed pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation; and it is 

SO ORDERED.

Dated:  May 1, 2006

View the Stipulation and the Judge's Letter of Resignation