Committee On Judicial Ethic

January 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

May a village justice provide the village mayor with a monthly list of the number of cases that have been tried or dismissed by the court each month, for publication in the village board's monthly newsletter?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

January 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal

May a part-time judge serve on the steering committee of a compensation fund to determine eligibility and make distributions for certain defined categories of victims and/or survivors of an attack that took place on the premises of the judge's outside employer?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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January 09, 2023 | New York Law Journal

(1) Where a judge's remaining unexpended campaign funds after conclusion of the window period are more than de minimis, but unusual circumstances make it significantly impracticable to return those funds pro rata to contributors, the judge may donate the entire amount to a not-for-profit entity that operates a childcare program at any courthouse of the Unified Court System for children of litigants in that court, with instructions that the funds be used for that purpose. (2) Unexpended campaign funds may not be used to commission a historical plaque for the courthouse.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

6 minute read

January 08, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A part-time town justice may simultaneously serve as the chief administrative law judge for a town code administrative bureau in the same town.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read

January 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A JHO who presided over a contract dispute between a construction manager and a subcontractor (1) need not advise building residents of an apparent variance from specifications in the installation of certain bathroom stall doors and (2) may not direct the attorneys to investigate whether this variance presents a potential safety issue.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read

January 04, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A full-time judge may meet with a commercial television producer and their creative team to discuss a possible television show involving the criminal justice system, even if the meeting could result in an employment offer or business opportunity which the judge cannot commence without resigning from judicial office.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

7 minute read

January 03, 2023 | New York Law Journal

May a full-time judge serve as the trust protector of a supplemental needs trust for the judge's fourth-degree relative by marriage?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

January 02, 2023 | New York Law Journal

A full-time judge may teach a law school clinic that will research and draft proposed legislation to create civil liability for encouraging, assisting or facilitating racially motivated crimes. A judge may also propose such legislation to legislators.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

6 minute read

December 29, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A judicial candidate or their campaign committee may post photographs on social media of the candidate together with sitting judges at a public or professional event, such as a bar association function, provided (a) the photograph was published with the consent of the judges, (b) there is no verbiage that indicates an endorsement, and (c) a caption makes clear that the judges depicted do not endorse the candidate's judicial campaign.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

6 minute read

December 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A part-time non-attorney judge may remain on the board of directors of a property owners association in another county, even if the association may take delinquent owners to small claims court to recover back dues owed.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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