Fingerlakes1.com Menu Have a tip for the newsroom, press release, local event listing or digital content to share? Send it here. Support our mission by visiting patreon.com/fl1 and becoming a monthly subscriber. The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct announced today that Larry D. Hartwell, a Justice of the Lyons Town Court resigned while under investigation by the Commission. In March 2021, the judge was apprised that the Commission was investigating complaints alleging that he engaged repeatedly in unauthorized ex parte communications and gave the appearance of bias in a small claims matter. Judge Hartwell, who left office on April 9, 2021, agreed never to seek or accept judicial office at any time in the future. The Commission accepted a stipulation to that effect signed by the judge and the Commission’s Administrator and closed its investigation.