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Judge William Polito of Rochester, NY; ethical misfit 
The State of New York provided William Philip Polito with a law license in 1963 after he graduated from Syracuse University Law School.
The New York Judicial Commission found Judge McKeon guilty of the following misconduct while sitting as a Justice of the Supreme Court, 7th District, Monroe County, New York.
FYI: A Supreme Court judge in New York is the same as a Superior Court, District Court or Common Pleas Judge in other states, all of which are trial level courts.
During his initial election for the Supreme Court, William decided to dupe the voters in Rochester by putting forth advertisements that he absolutely knew violated the Code of Judicial Conduct.
William’s primary ads attempted to portray him as being “tough on crime” and clearly indicated a bias against criminal defendants regardless of guilt. Bill also proclaimed that he wouldn’t consider alternative sentencing for anyone and that he’d send everyone to prison. Put simply, Bill was willing to let it be known that he didn’t much care about considering the circumstances of a crime and the criminal in meting out a fair and equitable sentence.
Bill’s sham advertisements had the intended effect since he succeeded in duping the voters into electing him to a seat on the Supreme Court in Rochester.
As a consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Judicial Commission punished William by gifting him a complimentary admonition.
As we speak (ca. August 2012) William continues to sit as on the Supreme Court in Rochester, New York.
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