By Dick LaFontaine, Rick Lariviere, and Frankie Pressman
Photo: Marc Fishman and his autistic son Jonah.
Disabled Veteran Marc Fishman’s Westchester Family Court Struggle Exposes Inaction and Bias in NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct
Robert H. Tembeckjian’s tenure as Administrator and Counsel to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct is marred by a consistent failure to address serious judicial misconduct. His selective enforcement and protection of politically connected judges erode the integrity of New York’s judicial system.
The Westchester County Family Court case of disabled veteran Marc Fishman starkly illustrates how Tembeckjian and the Commission’s inaction perpetuates discrimination and injustice in the New York Judiciary. Fishman took his case against corrupt judges to Federal Court – and won the right to reasonable accommodations.
Fishman faced severe discrimination in the Westchester Family Court system. This article delves into Fishman’s plight and illustrates how Tembeckjian’s actions—or lack thereof—protect corrupt judges and undermine justice.
Fishman says that Judges Michelle I. Schauer, Susan M. Capeci, and David S. Zuckerman improperly, brazenly, and repeatedly denied his requests for reasonable accommodations in the New York State Courts under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Their intentional malfeasance led to significant legal and personal repercussions, Fishman claims. He continues to use the court process to prove the full extent of the harm and obtain unequivocal evidence of intentional disability discrimination and misconduct from the New York State Courts and other governmental entities.
(For the full story please see substack.com )
