Passaic Judge May Face Discipline ; Ethics Complaint Cites Visit After Mayor's Arrest
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › March 20, 2008
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PASSAIC A state committee on judicial conduct has filed an ethics complaint against Passaic Municipal Judge Xavier C. Rodriguez.
The complaint, filed Wednesday, alleges that Rodriguez compromised his judicial integrity and independence by being outside Mayor Sammy Rivera's house the day Rivera was arrested on federal corruption charges for allegedly accepting a bribe in exchange for a public contract. The complaint makes note of a photo of Rodriguez outside Rivera's house that was published in The Record.See the full content of this document
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Passaic Judge May Face Discipline ; Ethics Complaint Cites Visit After Mayor's Arrest
If the state Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct finds the complaint to be valid, Rodriguez could face a range of consequences including removal from his job, according to state rules.
Rodriguez now must answer t...See the full content of this document
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