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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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."
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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