Eastchester Town Court Judge Resigns Following Complaint

Eastchester Town Court Judge Domenick J. Porco has resigned his position - effective today, Sept. 30 - following a complaint that he mishandled several traffic-related cases, according to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

In April, Porco was served with a formal complaint from the commission outlining the following:

• From 2009 through August 2012, Judge Porco did not sufficiently oversee and approve dispositions of a significant number of Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) cases in his court;
• In or about June 2012, certain records of VTL cases that were reviewed by the judge, photocopied and produced in response to a request from the Commission, were deficient and raised questions as to whether and when he had approved the dispositions.

Porco had served on the court since 1992 and his current term was not slated to expire until December, 2015, according to the commission. Not only did his resign his post, he also agreed not to seek another judgeship in the future.

Click here to read the full press release from the commission about Porco’s resignation.