In re Montes

Supreme Court of New Jersey

In re Montes

95 A.3d 156, 218 N.J. 358, 2014 WL 3730471, 2014 N.J. LEXIS 795

DecidedMay 21, 2014

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In re Montes, 95 A.3d 156, 218 N.J. 358, 2014 WL 3730471, 2014 N.J. LEXIS 795 (N.J. 2014).

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ORDER

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct having filed with the Court pursuant to Rule 2:15-15(a), a presentment recommending that ROMAN A. MONTES, a Judge of the Municipal Court for the City of Rahway and the City of Elizabeth, be censured for violating Canon 1 (a judge should personally observe high standards of conduct so the integrity and independence of the judiciary may be preserved), Canon 2A (a judge should act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary), and Canon 5A(2) (a judge must conduct all extra-judicial activities in a manner so as to not demean the judicial office) of the Code of Judicial Conduct;

And respondent, through counsel, having accepted the findings and recommendation for discipline of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct;

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that the findings and recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct are adopted and ROMAN A. MONTES, a Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Rahway and the City of Elizabeth, is hereby censured.

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ORDER

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct having filed with the Court pursuant to Rule 2:15-15(a), a presentment recommending that ROMAN A. MONTES, a Judge of the Municipal Court for the City of Rahway and the City of Elizabeth, be censured for violating Canon 1 (a judge should personally observe high standards of conduct so the integrity and independence of the judiciary may be preserved), Canon 2A (a judge should act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary), and Canon 5A(2) (a judge must conduct all extra-judicial activities in a manner so as to not demean the judicial office) of the Code of Judicial Conduct;

And respondent, through counsel, having accepted the findings and recommendation for discipline of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct;

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that the findings and recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct are adopted and ROMAN A. MONTES, a Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Rahway and the City of Elizabeth, is hereby censured.

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95 A.3d 156, 218 N.J. 358, 2014 WL 3730471, 2014 N.J. LEXIS 795, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/in-re-montes-nj-2014.