Judicial Ethics

  • Daily Report Online | News

    Supreme Court of Georgia Candidate's Campaign Stance on Abortion Lands Before Federal Judge

    By Cedra Mayfield | May 14, 2024

    "I have never decided or declared how I'd rule on any case," former U.S. Rep. John Barrow said Monday during a post-hearing press conference.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-118

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 13, 2024

    (1) A full-time judge may serve as the administrator of a not-for-profit religious organization's food pantry, and may prepare the pantry's funding applications, but may not personally sign them. The judge must instead designate someone else from within the organization to sign the applications.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-117

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 12, 2024

    (1) Once a judge's law clerk's spouse becomes the Public Defender, the judge (a) must completely insulate the law clerk from all cases involving the PD's office, (b) must disclose both the relationship and the insulation, and (c) may thereafter preside in the matter, provided the judge can be fair and impartial, even if a party objects.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-116

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 9, 2024

    A judicial association may enter into a licensing agreement with a vendor to create and sell themed products to association members, provided such agreement is non-transferable, and the association prohibits the vendor from using the association's name in any advertising or listing the association as a customer/client.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-115

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 8, 2024

    A part-time town justice may not remain "of counsel" to the law firm that represents the town planning board.

  • Daily Report Online | News

    A Judge Is Fighting Sanctions: Defense Counsel Files Exception

    By Cedra Mayfield | May 8, 2024

    "We believe that the charges against Judge Peterson were not proven, and even if they were, that the level of discipline imposed is excessive," said respondent counsel S. Lester Tate III of Akin & Tate in Cartersville.

  • New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary

    Want to Strengthen New Jersey's Attorney Disciplinary System? Join the District Ethics Committees

    By Rahool Patel | May 8, 2024

    "The strength of New Jersey's attorney disciplinary system depends on attorneys like you," writes Rahool Patel.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-114

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 7, 2024

    (1) A full-time judge may not serve as an officer or director of a not-for-profit community group organized to oppose a municipality's proposed changes to a public park by litigation and other means, and may not engage in community outreach or fund-raising on behalf of the group. However, the judge may make charitable donations to the group and may engage in certain public advocacy activities on the judge's own behalf where the judge has a clear and direct personal interest at stake.

  • Daily Report Online

    Ga. High Court Candidate Sues to Block Ethics Rules so He Can Keep Campaigning on Abortion

    By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | May 7, 2024

    The candidate sued hours ahead of a deadline to reply to a complaint that he is violating state judicial ethics rules and that he must bring his campaign ads into compliance with state rules.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-113

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 6, 2024

    Where a judge concludes that there is a substantial likelihood that an attorney made biased and harassing comments to court personnel and opposing counsel during a court appearance but outside the judge's presence, the judge must report this conduct to the appropriate attorney grievance committee.

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