Judicial Ethics

  • Texas Lawyer

    Judge Reprimanded: Jurist Gets 2nd Sanction for Being Too Slow

    By Adolfo Pesquera | April 30, 2024

    One of the complainants against the sanctioned judge was Chief Justice Tracy Christopher of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-109

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 25, 2024

    May a part-time judge serve as special counsel for the County Attorney's office, a position which includes no criminal prosecutorial duties and which would be insulated from all matters involving the district attorney, public defender, conflict defender, and county sheriff in the judge's own county? Must the judge seek advance written approval for dual employment pursuant to 22 NYCRR 50.3?

  • New York Law Journal | News

    Reporting Lapses Prompts Watchdog's Call to Remove North Country Judge

    By Brian Lee | April 25, 2024

    Fort Covington Town Court Justice David Wilbanks compounded the concern by ignoring the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct's investigation, the agency said.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-108

    By Committee on Judicial Ethic | April 24, 2024

    A judge may not accept an award prominently sponsored by a commercial entity, even where the award is unannounced and ancillary to a fund-raising event for a not-for-profit organization. However, nothing in the rules precludes the judge from attending the underlying fund-raiser.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-107

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 23, 2024

    (1) A judge who previously served as General Counsel to the District Attorney is disqualified from presiding over any matter that the judge knows he/she was personally involved in or supervised in any way as an attorney, even minimally.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-106

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 22, 2024

    May a full-time judge participate as a presenter or panel member at a public high school's Global Citizenship Day, a non-fundraising event?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-105

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 21, 2024

    A judge may be honored at a non-fund-raising event held by a not-for-profit organization, even where the entity will recognize the judge for prior assistance in fund-raising before the judge assumed judicial office.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-104

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 18, 2024

    A Surrogate's Court judge is not required to remove a Public Administrator who has served for many years if an associate in the Public Administrator's law firm marries the child of a New York State judge.

  • Daily Report Online | News

    Change of Heart? Is Loletha Hale Still Running for Judge?

    By Cedra Mayfield | April 18, 2024

    "[T]he real reality is that my opponent remains on the ballot," said incumbent Henry County State Court Judge Stephen N. Knights Jr. "There was talk but no action."

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-103

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 17, 2024

    (1) A town justice may not grant permission to the town court clerks to use the town court's courtroom to film for-profit training videos. (2) Whether some other person or entity may grant such permission raises legal and administrative questions we cannot answer.

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