"On two occasions in June, when police stopped then-Judge Ian E. Penders of Clarkson Town Court in Monroe County charging him with a misdemeanor and an unlicensed driving violation Penders invoked his judicial office to avoid being written a ticket, according to a complaint that spurred the commission's investigation. Penders, who represented himself in state judicial conduct commission proceedings, resigned in an Oct. 22 letter to Clarkson's town supervisor."
"The judicial conduct commission's administrator, Robert H. Tembeckjian, called Penders' resignation an appropriate resolution. Judges are obliged to respect and comply with the laws they are responsible for upholding. They must also refrain from invoking the prestige of judicial office to evade the consequences of an arrest, Tembeckjian said in a statement. The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, created in 1978, includes 11 members."
"He vowed to leave office by Oct. 30. It has been a privilege to serve as town justice. Thank you for the opportunity to serve my community, the former judge wrote. To resolve the charges stemming from his summer stops, Penders pleaded guilty to unlicensed driving on Aug. 15. He paid a $100 fine."
Ian E. Penders resigned while under investigation after invoking his judicial office to avoid traffic tickets during two June traffic stops. He faced charges including a misdemeanor and an unlicensed driving violation, and later pleaded guilty to unlicensed driving on Aug. 15, paying a $100 fine. Penders submitted an Oct. 22 resignation letter to Clarkson's town supervisor and vowed to leave office by Oct. 30. He joined the Clarkson Town Court bench in 2017, was running unopposed, and agreed not to seek or accept judicial office in the future as part of a stipulation. The Commission on Judicial Conduct criticized invocation of judicial prestige to evade arrest consequences.
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