Committee On Judicial Ethic

July 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judge who presides in civil matters may participate in a university-sponsored educational program at a correctional facility in another region of the state.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

6 minute read

July 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judge may wear a rainbow pin or flag on the judge's personal clothing, and display like pins, flags or signs in the judge's chambers.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read

July 02, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A part-time judge may "ghostwrite" a not-for-profit organization's fund-raising letters and grant applications that will be signed, submitted and circulated by others without crediting the judge, provided the judge does not personally solicit funds, does not permit the use of the prestige of judicial office for fund-raising, and does not permit his/her name to appear as the author or signatory on any fund-raising solicitations or grant applications.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read

July 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

May a full-time support magistrate in one county serve as a volunteer arbitrator in the small claims part of a different court in another county?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

June 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A town justice may preside in Vehicle and Traffic Law matters even if the judge believes the issuing law enforcement agency may follow a policy of enforcing traffic laws only against non-residents, provided the judge can be fair and impartial on a case-by-case basis.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

June 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

(1) A judge must not personally participate in soliciting funds for a not-for-profit civic or charitable organization and therefore must not: (a) send out solicitation letters for the organization; (b) post announcements about the organization's fund-raising activities or initiatives on social media.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

11 minute read

June 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Where a full-time judge's former law firm advises the judge that a former client recently posted an online review of the judge's legal services, the judge must request that the law firm remove the judge's name from such review but need not take any further action.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

June 25, 2024 | New York Law Journal

On these facts, after disclosing a letter received ex parte from the victim's attorney concerning a criminal case, the judge need not recuse.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

June 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Rules Governing Judicial Conduct do not require a judge to report their own ethics violation to the Commission on Judicial Conduct.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

June 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judge may not initiate a drive to collect toys or dental hygiene products on behalf of non-profit, charitable organizations within a courtroom or courthouse, and may not partner with bar associations to initiate such drives. A judge may solicit charitable donations of toys or dental supplies from other judges over whom he/she does not have any supervisory or appellate authority.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

6 minute read