Committee On Judicial Ethic

May 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A part-time town justice may not remain "of counsel" to the law firm that represents the town planning board.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

May 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

(1) A full-time judge may not serve as an officer or director of a not-for-profit community group organized to oppose a municipality's proposed changes to a public park by litigation and other means, and may not engage in community outreach or fund-raising on behalf of the group. However, the judge may make charitable donations to the group and may engage in certain public advocacy activities on the judge's own behalf where the judge has a clear and direct personal interest at stake.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

10 minute read

May 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Where a judge concludes that there is a substantial likelihood that an attorney made biased and harassing comments to court personnel and opposing counsel during a court appearance but outside the judge's presence, the judge must report this conduct to the appropriate attorney grievance committee.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read

May 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

(1) A full-time judge seeking a post-judicial retirement professorship at a private law school may participate in the application process by submitting a research agenda, giving a "job talk" presentation, and interviewing with different segments of the law school community, subject to generally applicable limitations on judicial speech and conduct.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

7 minute read

April 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

May a part-time judge serve as special counsel for the County Attorney's office, a position which includes no criminal prosecutorial duties and which would be insulated from all matters involving the district attorney, public defender, conflict defender, and county sheriff in the judge's own county? Must the judge seek advance written approval for dual employment pursuant to 22 NYCRR 50.3?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

April 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judge may not accept an award prominently sponsored by a commercial entity, even where the award is unannounced and ancillary to a fund-raising event for a not-for-profit organization. However, nothing in the rules precludes the judge from attending the underlying fund-raiser.

By Committee on Judicial Ethic

4 minute read

April 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

(1) A judge who previously served as General Counsel to the District Attorney is disqualified from presiding over any matter that the judge knows he/she was personally involved in or supervised in any way as an attorney, even minimally.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

11 minute read

April 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

May a full-time judge participate as a presenter or panel member at a public high school's Global Citizenship Day, a non-fundraising event?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

April 21, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judge may be honored at a non-fund-raising event held by a not-for-profit organization, even where the entity will recognize the judge for prior assistance in fund-raising before the judge assumed judicial office.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

4 minute read

April 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A Surrogate's Court judge is not required to remove a Public Administrator who has served for many years if an associate in the Public Administrator's law firm marries the child of a New York State judge.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read