Committee On Judicial Ethic

February 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

May a judge purchase a ticket to a bar association event where entry to the event must be made by a donation to a not-for-profit charity?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

February 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A town justice may provide armed security services at a restricted federal facility outside the jurisdiction where the judge presides, where the facility is not open to the public and the position does not involve police or peace officer status and is not authorized to make arrests.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

7 minute read

February 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A full-time judge may serve on a nominating committee which reviews employment applications for a local Boy Scout Council, and makes recommendations to the Council's board of directors.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

February 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Where a judge has only a professional relationship with an attorney, and has no pre-existing relationship with the attorney's non-attorney child, what are the judge's ethical obligations after officiating at and attending the attorney's child's wedding?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

February 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

(1) A judge's impartiality cannot reasonably be questioned based on (a) de minimis political contributions made more than two years ago or (b) the business and/or political activities of the judge's first-degree relative, where the relative has no direct or indirect involvement in the proceeding and no interests that could be substantially affected by the proceeding.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

6 minute read

January 31, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A full-time quasi-judicial official may not join a government advisory council that seeks to implement comprehensive domestic violence services to survivors who need assistance addressing child support, unless the council's membership includes representation from all participants in the adjudicative process.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

7 minute read

January 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

May a full-time judge ethically purchase and renovate a building at the judge's sole personal expense, and donate it to a not-for-profit religious organization for which the judge is also the head minister?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

January 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A full-time judge may not request a fee waiver to enroll in online diversion courses that the prosecution seeks to require as a condition of a negotiated plea agreement.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

January 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal

When a judge has reported an attorney to a disciplinary authority, is the judge disqualified from presiding over matters involving the attorney and/or the attorney's law partner?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

January 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judge may wear judicial robes when giving the keynote address at a public high school graduation.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read