MidHudson News is reporting Greenville Town Justice Alois Kraker has been censured by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. The decision was based on three separate complaints filed against the judge. The commission's September decision was announced this week. Kraker, the owner of Lou’s Automotive, was accused of handling two cases that he should have recused himself from. In the first civil case, Kraker did not disclose the plaintiff in the case was a customer of his auto business. He also “made rude and undignified comments to the defendant,” giving the appearance of bias. In another civil matter, Kraker did not disclose his business relationship with one of the named defendants. Greenville Saw Service, a defendant, is owned by a member of the Greenville Town Board, which is responsible for the court’s annual budget.  In addition, the judge uses the business to maintain his equipment and the board member uses the judge’s auto repair business. The third complaint was from the New York State Comptroller’s Office which alleged that Kraker failed to file reports of court monies received for a period of time. The Comptroller's office requested the town supervisor withhold the judge’s salary until the reports were submitted. The court eventually filed the reports and the judge’s salary was reinstated. Kraker participated in remedial training as part of the settlement agreement. Commission Administrator Robert Tembeckjian said, “Judge Kraker’s acceptance of responsibility and remedial efforts warranted a second chance.” Read the full story at MidHudsonNews [dot] com.