Committee On Judicial Ethics

July 22, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A judge need not take any further action if he/she discovered a clerical court employee's apparent misconduct after the affected case had already been adjudicated and the judge has already reported all the facts he/she learned to appropriate court administrators.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

July 22, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A judge with an interest in unpaid fees separately shared by the judge's former partner must disqualify in any matter where the former partner appears, for two years after final payment of those fees.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

4 minute read

July 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A judge may continue to preside in matters involving the APD, provided the judge concludes he/she can be fair and impartial, and disclosure is not required.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

4 minute read

July 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A judge may appoint a retired judge to the roster of neutrals for the same trial-level court in which he/she previously served, provided the appointment is made impartially and on the basis of merit.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read

July 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A judge whose spouse is a forest ranger with law enforcement responsibilities is disqualified from cases based on work done by the judge's spouse.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

7 minute read

July 15, 2020 | New York Law Journal

If a town justice believes the town board's hiring procedure in hiring a court clerk was unlawful and/or creates an appearance of impropriety, he/she must withhold his/her consent to hiring the selected court clerk.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read

July 14, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A part-time judge may serve in an appointive position on the county's emergency medical services advisory board.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

7 minute read

July 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A full-time judge may teach law-related classes for compensation at a for-profit college or university, provided such teaching does not conflict with the proper performance of judicial duties.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read

July 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A full-time judge may serve on the board of a not-for profit performing arts center, even if a government official appoints him/her.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

4 minute read

July 10, 2020 | New York Law Journal

A town justice must not lobby the town board to adopt a policy prohibiting civil immigration arrests in the town court while a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of such arrests in New York's courthouses remains pending or impending.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

5 minute read