Wow. I'm not sure how widely this has been disseminated (.pdf) yet, but the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct just issued a statement of no confidence in its chairman, Raoul Felder -- also known as, among other things, Rudy Giuliani's divorce lawyer.

The Commission’s loss of confidence in Mr. Felder’s judgment is 

rooted in a book he recently co-authored.3  Much of the material in this book, and 

the work as a whole, undermine the appearance of impartiality, and the dignity and 

probity that is required of the Commission and its Chair.  Although the book 

purports to be a work of humor, much of it is crude, biased, vulgar and otherwise 

demeaning.  For example, we note the following. 

 

• The book repeatedly invokes racial, ethnic and religious 

invective.  Such statements are inconsistent with the 

Commission’s role in enforcing the judicial obligations to refrain 

from words or conduct that manifest bias based on race, religion 

or national origin, and to require court employees and lawyers to 

refrain from such conduct.4  

• The book asserts that “anytime you hear the word ‘allegedly,’ 

you can bet it’s true.”5  Such a viewpoint is untenable from a 

Commission member whose role is to evaluate allegations of 

judicial misconduct and identify those that have merit. 

• The book claims that “nothing in our country is more insidious 

than affirmative action.”6  Such a sentiment raises a reasonable 

perception that the speaker could not pass fair judgment on 

anyone he perceived to have benefited from affirmative action.