Committee On Judicial Ethics

November 03, 2021 | New York Law Journal

On these facts, a full-time judge need not report the described financial transactions under Section 100.4(H)(2). The judge should consult the Unified Court System's Ethics Commission concerning whether and how to report them under Part 40.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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November 02, 2021 | New York Law Journal

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics declined to comment on the appropriate scope of disclosure of a recusing judge under Judiciary Law § 9, as this is a legal question beyond its jurisdiction.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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November 01, 2021 | New York Law Journal

May a full-time judge provide, at the request of a lawyer representing the estate of a former client the judge knew professionally for many years, a "family tree affidavit" to be submitted in Surrogate's Court?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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October 29, 2021 | New York Law Journal

May a judge attend, as a guest of the judge's prosecutor spouse, the purely social aspects of a multi-day annual prosecutors' conference, located in another part of the state?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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October 28, 2021 | New York Law Journal

May a part-time attorney judge serve as a part-time prosecutor in a neighboring county?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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September 20, 2021 | New York Law Journal

May a town justice allow the town's Chief Constable to provide court security in the town court and to prosecute town ordinance violations "while also acting as a Court Officer"?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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September 17, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Shall a judge disclose or disqualify in matters involving the law firm colleagues of an attorney with whom the judge maintain a "close social relationship" or "close personal relationship"?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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September 16, 2021 | New York Law Journal

May a judge contact their legislators in order to ascertain what steps are necessary to initiate legislation in order to create an additional judgeship in the judge's court to handle the increased caseload and enlist their support in obtaining such legislation?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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September 15, 2021 | New York Law Journal

May a judge lobby the state legislature for a law which would permit centralized arraignments to be handled via electronic means on a local level?

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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September 14, 2021 | New York Law Journal

A judge may complete a survey from the local social services agency concerning the number of eviction petitions, proceedings and warrants filed or pending in the judge's court, so that the agency can assess the likely impacts of lifting a moratorium on evictions, but such participation is voluntary and entirely in the judge's discretion.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

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