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New York’s top court boots Alan Simon from Spring Valley, Ramapo bench

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Former Judge Alan Simon Photo: Journal News file

Former Judge Alan Simon Photo: Journal News file

Alan Simon, a former prosecutor and Ramapo town attorney, will lose more than $120,000 in salary and benefits

“New York’s top court Thursday removed Alan Simon as judge for Spring Valley and Ramapo based on charges of misconduct and improper behavior toward court personnel and lawyers.

The Court of Appeals decison upheld six misconduct charges brought by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct in an April decision and its recommendation that the top court remove Simon from the bench. [Read more…]

Ramapo judge to be paid during appeal

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Alan SimonJudicial commision kicked Justice Alan Simon off the bench for bullying, threatening staff, fellow judges and elected officials

Alan Simon will continue to be paid for his three judicial positions while he appeals the state Commission on Judicial Conduct’s decision to kick him off the bench, the state’s high court has ruled.

The Court of Appeals panel, led by Chief Justice Janet DiFiore, ruled Simon would be suspended with pay as justice for Spring Valley, Ramapo and Hillburn.

Read the complete Journal News story.

Why Simon was removed from the bench

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The 40-page decision released Wednesday by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct portrays Alan Simon as the archetypal “Boss from Hell.” The number of fellow workers who he charged with contempt, and, screaming, demanded their arrest and removal, included clerks, police officers, the police chief, another judge, and others. In fact, the routine, replete with bulging eyes and Anglo-Saxon epithets, almost reached the comic level of the Queen of Hearts’ “Off with their heads!” LoHud reporter Steve Lieberman has an overview of what got Simon yanked from the bench. Read Watchdog Decision: Judge Alan Simon booted for bullying, threats here.

Simon’s egg timer

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Egg timer justiceThere is so much more to Alan Simon’s questionable tenure as judge and head of Planning, Building and Zoning at Ramapo that we decided to reprint a story we ran on Mr. Simon five years ago in the middle of his campaign for Ramapo Town Justice. It includes some insight into his judicial philosophy and his relationship with the builders and  Supervisor St. Lawrence.  [Read more…]