Former Judge Gary Chamberlain of Freedom, NY; ethical ogre

The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct found Gary guilty of the following misconduct, all of which took place while he was a Justice of the Freedom Town Court in Cattaraugus County.

• Failed to enforce a town ordinance regulating storage of “junk” on residential properties
• Failed to properly inform a defendant during an arraignment of his due process rights
• Sent letter to the editor of a local paper, in which he made statements that were political and partisan in nature
• Criticized public officials and town residents concerning a matter of local controversy
• Criticized a range of executive decisions and policies of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whom he described as “corrupt,” at a time when the governor was running for re-election

As a direct consequence of his egregious misconduct, Gary took the cowards way out and resigned with the knowledge that he would likely be removed from office. In resigning, Jimmy agreed to never work as a judge again.

As we speak (ca. December 2019), rumor has it that Jimmy has applied for a job as a greeter at the Walmart Supercenter Store at 317 South Cascade Drive in Springville, New York.