Monika Kozak

September 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judicial hearing officer may not voluntarily serve as a character reference or submit a letter attesting to the character of a judge undergoing a pending or impending disciplinary proceeding.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

September 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A full-time judge may serve as an adjunct professor at a law school.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

1 minute read

September 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Whether materials sought by the Commission on Judicial Conduct are shielded by attorney-client privilege presents a legal question beyond our jurisdiction.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

September 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judge is disqualified, subject to remittal, from a case in which the judge's former law partner previously served as counsel while in partnership with the judge.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

September 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judge may not personally volunteer at a not-for-profit organization's exhibit booth, where a significant purpose of the booth is to recruit members.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

September 17, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judge may attend a victory party celebrating the election of the judge's court attorney to judicial office, where it is paid for solely with the court attorney's personal funds and not sponsored by any political organization.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read

September 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A judge is prohibited from any involvement with fund-raising activities, but this restriction does not extend to the judge's spouse.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

3 minute read

September 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A part-time attorney judge who is a partner in a law firm where the majority of partners are non-judges and the non-judge partners have established a political action committee in the law firm's name funded solely by voluntary contributions of individual partners, (1) must not contribute to the PAC, (2) must not participate in the PAC's operations or decision-making, and (3) must advise the law firm in writing of these limitations. If the judge is satisfied that the law firm will honor these limitations, the judge need not resign from the law firm.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

6 minute read

September 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal

(1) If a judge is currently disqualified in matters involving an attorney, he/she may not appoint that attorney as assigned counsel or attorney for the child during any such disqualification period. (2) A judge who is not disqualified from matters involving an attorney must exercise his/her discretion impartially when deciding whether to appoint the attorney, with an eye to avoiding even the appearance of any improper motivation.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

4 minute read

September 10, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics responds to a written inquiry from one of New York state's approximately 3,600 judges and justices.

By Committee on Judicial Ethics

2 minute read