Impeachment removed corrupt New York judges in 1872

Evidence

In 1872, charges of impeachment were drawn up against Barnard, Cardozo, and a third corrupt judge, John McCunn; they were accused of “gross abuse of … powers.” Cardozo resigned; Barnard and McCunn were impeached and forever barred from public office. — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 2185

Categorization

• XREF: Pairs with the Albion Tourgée material as two faces of late-century impeachment — one reforming, one a weapon of the resurgent white South. — connects to: Voter backlash can remove judges who sit on cases involving their benefactors — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 584

Broader Connections

• Voter backlash can remove judges who sit on cases involving their benefactors #exemplifies (0.72) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 584