Keach v. County of Schenectady

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• finding that there were no sanctions where “the district court's comments were in the nature... of routine judicial commentary or criticism” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• identifying no jurisdiction where district court “questioned” attorney’s candor and found his actions “troubling”
• “[A] finding that an attorney is guilty of specific misconduct is an adverse decision that can be appealed.”
• “While, typically, nonparties may not appeal from the judgments of a district court, there is an exception to this general rule where a nonparty, such as an attorney, has been held in contempt or sanctioned by the court.” (citation omitted)
• “An appellate court can reverse an order imposing a sanction or making a finding that an attorney has violated a rule of professional conduct; it has no power to reverse a judge’s poor opinion of the skill or trustworthiness of a lawyer who has appeared before him or her.”
• “An appellate court can reverse an order imposing a sanction or making a finding that an attorney has violated a rule of professional conduct; it has no power to reverse a judge’s poor opinion of the skill or trustworthiness of a lawyer who has appeared before him or her.”

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