By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 12, 2023
A judge may not permit the court clerk to compile information for the sheriff's office about defendants who have missed court appearances, but may permit sheriff's office personnel to access court records in the same manner as other members of the public in accordance with applicable law.
By Charles Toutant | July 12, 2023
The judge told a defendant that a police officer who had issued a summons to the defendant "is a buddy of mine, a great guy," New Jersey's Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct said.
By Adolfo Pesquera | July 12, 2023
Judge John Longoria, the local administrative judge for Bexar County Courts at Law, reported the jurist to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 11, 2023
A part-time town justice may not simultaneously be employed part-time as a community school liaison with the county sheriff's office.
By Cedra Mayfield | July 11, 2023
The judge's "recent and previous actions have raised concerns about her ability to serve," read the rescission order.
By Avalon Zoppo | July 11, 2023
Thomas Griffith, a George W. Bush appointee, left the bench in 2020 to join Hunton Andrews Kurth as special counsel.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 10, 2023
A part-time judge, who also serves as a deputy town attorney for another town, may not in their role as town attorney assist the town police department in seeking Extreme Risk Protection Orders.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 9, 2023
May a county court judge permit their law clerk to run for and hold office as a county legislator in a county which is not contiguous to the county in which the judge presides?
By Mason Lawlor | July 7, 2023
A father suing his former counsel for alleged legal malpractice in a parental rights lawsuit instead improperly used his privilege "as a shield" to block inquiry into an issue he raised, Judge Michael S. Catlett found.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 6, 2023
Where a judge knows their spouse retained counsel on a personal legal matter, and that attorney represents other clients before the judge: (1) During the representation, the judge is disqualified in matters involving that attorney, and must not preside unless the disqualification is properly remitted after full disclosure on the record. (2) Once the representation concludes and all fees are paid, and provided that the judge had no direct interest in the subject matter of their spouse's representation, for two years, the judge must fully disclose the former representation when the attorney appears, but may then preside as long as the judge can be fair and impartial. (3) After the two-year post-representation period, the judge has no further obligation to disclose or recuse.
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