Case Name: In the Matter of Irene P. Weiss, Appellant. Committee on Character and Fitness of the Second Judicial Department, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1967-07-07
Citations: 20 N.Y.2d 696
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Irene P. Weiss, Appellant. Committee on Character, and Fitness of the Second Judicial Department, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 20
Pages: 696–697

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Irene P. Weiss, Appellant. Committee on Character, and Fitness of the Second Judicial Department, Respondent.
Argued May 31, 1967;
decided July 7, 1967.
Aaron D. Bernstein and Robert A. Morse for appellant.
Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Daniel M. Cohen and Samuel A. Hirshowits of counsel), for respondent.
Burt Neuborne for New York Civil Liberties Union, amicus curios.

Opinion:
Order reversed, without costs, and matter remanded to the Appellate Division, Second Department, Avith instructions to conduct a hearing in accordance with the ruling in Willner v. Committee on Character (373 U. S. 96) on reasonable notice to appellant containing a plain and concise statement of the particular charges against her on account of which her character and fitness to practice laAV have been disapproved, with opportunity to her to be confronted by and to cross-examine the witnesses against Irel- and that in default thereof she be admitted to the Bar.
Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Van Voorhis, Burke, Scileppi, Bergan, Keating and Breitel,