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Resignation accepted.CivilCourt of AppealsOther proceeding

Matter of Krishnamurthy

Court
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided
Oct 9, 2026
Docket
696 KA 19-02344
Judges
Not listed
Cited as2026 NY Slip Op 05897
Detailed analysis & 3-line summary

AI breakdown

Analyzed Oct 10, 2026

Where this case stands

  1. The opinion doesn't say what the decided.

  2. This decision · Other proceeding

    Resignation accepted.

TL;DR

  1. 1An attorney requested to resign from her legal position without facing any disciplinary issues.
  2. 2The court accepted her resignation and removed her name from the .
  3. 3The key reason was that she provided non-disciplinary reasons for her resignation.

Key issues

  1. 1

    Can an attorney resign without facing discipline?

    Holding · Yes, the court accepted her resignation since there were no disciplinary issues.

Why it matters

This decision allows attorneys to resign when they choose without being tied to any misconduct.

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If you were the judge?

An attorney wants to resign from practicing law. Should the court let her?

  1. 1An attorney wants to step down from her position and has applied to resign.
  2. 2She states that her resignation is for non-disciplinary reasons, meaning there are no allegations of wrongdoing against her.
  3. 3The court has to decide whether to accept her resignation without any disciplinary issues involved.

Should the court accept the attorney's resignation request?

Opinion of the court
Matter of Krishnamurthy 2026 NY Slip Op 05897 October 9, 2026 Appellate Division, Fourth Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. MATTER OF KRISTEN MCCANNON KRISHNAMURTHY, F/K/A KRISTEN ELIZABETH MCCANNON, AN ATTORNEY, RESIGNOR. Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department Decided on October 9, 2026 696 KA 19-02344 Present: Curran, J.P., Bannister, Montour, Greenwood, And Hannah, JJ. (Filed Aug. 19, 2026.) [*1] MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Application to resign for non-disciplinary reasons accepted and name removed from roll of attorneys.
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