Committee On Judicial Ethics

November 06, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A judge who appoints fiduciaries in a guardianship part may direct court staff to update the Part 36 fiduciary list by contacting the listed individuals to inquire whether they are currently accepting such assignments.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

9 minute read

November 03, 2022 | New York Law Journal

May a full-time judge create a scholarship at their former elementary school and college, both of which the judge will be fully funding? May the judge volunteer with foster youth through a city agency?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

November 02, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A part-time village justice may serve as chair of a village traffic and safety committee, where the committee's role is strictly advisory concerning matters such as the location of signs and the judge's involvement will not involve the judge in political issues or matters of great public controversy that are likely to raise reasonable questions about the judge's ability to be fair and impartial.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

9 minute read

November 01, 2022 | New York Law Journal

May a town court clerk also serve as town justice in the same two-judge, two-clerk town court?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

October 31, 2022 | New York Law Journal

What are a judge's obligations in matters involving an assistant district attorney whose parent (a solo practitioner) is representing the judge in a private legal matter?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

October 30, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A full-time judge who previously served on a town's zoning board is disqualified on all matters which were pending before the board during the judge's tenure. However, the judge may preside in other matters involving the zoning board, assuming the judge is satisfied they can be fair and impartial, and disclosure is entirely discretionary.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read

October 27, 2022 | New York Law Journal

After a judge admonished an attorney on the record for an inappropriate attempt at humor referencing the client's ethnicity or national origin, the judge has discretion to take further action, but is not required to do so.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

4 minute read

October 26, 2022 | New York Law Journal

May a part-time city court judge serve concurrently as a full-time executive director of a not-for-profit center for social and criminal justice, where the center will operate a mental health treatment facility that will not accept any defendants from the judge's jurisdiction?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

October 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Once a judge has reported a litigant's harassment to the police and the DA's office, is the judge disqualified from other criminal matters involving the same prosecutor and police department?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

October 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A judge who is experiencing apparent acts of retaliation from a self-identified "sovereign citizen" litigant may write to the county clerk on judicial stationery to advise them of the situation and request they authenticate any lien/judgment filings prior to recording.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

4 minute read