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Oct. 8, 2014:  Eastchester Town Justice Domenick J. Porco resigned effective Tuesday, September 30, according to a September 30 article in the Journal News.  

The Journal News said that the resignation comes after an investigation by state officials into allegations of his mishandling of a "significant" number of vehicle and traffic law cases. Porco, who has served as a town justice for 22 years (recently earning $42,545 per year for his service), "will not seek or accept judicial office in the future, the state Commission on Judicial Conduct announced Monday," reported the Journal News.

Last April, a formal complaint was initiated against Justice Porco charging him with failing to sufficiently oversee and approve dispositions of vehicle and traffic law cases from 2009 to 2012, reported the Journal News, which further said, "The complaint also alleged that records of some cases produced by Porco in response to the commission's inquiry were deficient, raising questions 'about whether and when he had approved the dispositions.'"

The Journal News also printed the following statement made by Porco upon resigning: "My resignation as [town justice] results from a number of family and professional developments over the past three years. . . . After nearly 23 years on the bench my reputation as a fair, honest and hardworking judge is well established among the bench and bar. While I acknowledge that some mistakes were made, I know I always acted honestly, in good faith and with intent to help the court system."

The other Eastchester town justice is Janet Madonia Calano. She was "the first female justice in the town's history," noted the Journal News, and was elected to a four-year term after having been appointed in 2011 to complete the term of Justice James Connors, who retired.

Pictured here:  Eastchester Town Hall.

Photo by A. Warner