Saturday, March 26, 2016

Violating the Canon of Ethics

Ever hear of an Assistant Clerk of Superior Court acting disorderly and vulgar, using the "F" word in front of women, seniors?

The same court clerk allegedly having a "hit list?"

???

Let's look at how the system is supposed to work:

IN THE MATTER OF ROBERT B. ANTONELLI
429 Mass. 644
April 9, 1999 - June 11, 1999
Suffolk County
Present: WILKINS, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, GREANEY, FRIED, MARSHALL, & IRELAND, JJ.
The public good required removal from office of the Register of Probate of Middlesex County pursuant to this court's inherent constitutional authority, and pursuant to G. L. c. 211, s. 4, where, on the record of disciplinary proceedings, the hearing officer's findings of fact warranted his conclusion that the register had violated the Code of Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the Courts, S.J.C. Rule 3:12, as appearing in 407 Mass. 1301 (1990).[647-649]
FORMAL CHARGES filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on October 15, 1997.
The case was submitted on brief.
Lawrence T Perera, Diane C. Tillotson & Joseph L. Bierwirth for Committee on Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the Courts.




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The committee adopted the ultimate findings of the hearing officer and concluded that Antonelli bad 

"engaged in wilful misconduct in office, conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, conduct unbecoming a Clerk-Magistrate that brings the office of Clerk-Magistrate into disrepute, and conduct that violates the Code of Professional Responsibility. 

Mr. Antonelli, by his actions, has demonstrated his disregard for the integrity and impartiality of the courts. Such conduct warrants the imposition of disciplinary sanctions."
The committee recommended that Antonelli be removed from office.

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sound familiar?