Judicial Ethics

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-114

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 6, 2023

    A judge may serve as the "on-call" judge for a general election when the judge's law clerk is on the ballot, but the law clerk may not assist the judge with any election-related matters.

  • New York Law Journal | News

    2 Losses for a NY Judge as Misconduct Complaint Becomes Public

    By Brian Lee | April 6, 2023

    The judge is also suing the Unified Court System in federal court for not granting him a religious exemption, and keeping him off the bench during the height of the pandemic.

  • Law.com

    Former Wyoming District Attorney Disbarred for 'Complete Refusal' to Perform Her Duties

    By Marianna Wharry | April 6, 2023

    A "chaotic" workplace, the mass dismissal of criminal cases and misrepresentations to the public led the Wyoming Supreme Court to disbar a former district attorney Tuesday. The state's high court issued a disbarment order for former Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne G. Manlove that is set to go into effect next month. In its 71-page opinion, the court agreed with the hearing panel's findings that Manlove violated her duties of competence and diligence required as a prosecutor.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-113

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 5, 2023

    A judge who reported another judge's alleged misconduct to an administrative judge has no further ethical obligations, unless the inquiring judge concludes that the alleged misconduct seriously calls into question the other judge's fitness as a judge.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-112

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 4, 2023

    A judge must disqualify in matters involving the law firm partners and associates of an attorney who testifies on the judge's behalf in a disciplinary proceeding, both during the proceeding and for two years after its conclusion. During this period, the judge's disqualification is subject to remittal, provided the judge can be fair and impartial and strictly complies with all requirements for remittal.

  • Daily Report Online | News

    Defendant in Eviction Case Accuses Fulton County Judge of Conflicts, Calls for Full Bench Recusal

    By Mason Lawlor | April 4, 2023

    Petition for writ of mandamus filed against judicial branch to correct a reported "defect of legal justice."

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-110

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 3, 2023

    A part-time judge may not serve on a selection committee that is organized by the sheriff's office for the purpose of interviewing and selecting current corrections officers and supervisors for promotion opportunities.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-109

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 31, 2023

    A part-time judge may engage in consulting services to deliver in-person classroom training on workplace violence prevention and other personal safety strategies, outside the county in which the judge presides, to civilian government and non-profit attendees, provided that the judge's judicial title or status is not used or mentioned in any marketing efforts.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-108

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 30, 2023

    May a judge preside when a former assistant district attorney who prosecuted the judge's first-degree relative in a criminal matter a decade ago appears on unrelated matters?

  • National Law Journal | News

    'It Is a Problem.' Judiciary Panel Chews Over Recusal Disclosure Suggestion

    By Avalon Zoppo | March 28, 2023

    In a letter to the committee last year, Judge Ralph Erickson said judges invested in Berkshire Hathaway could be unaware that a company in a case before them is a subsidiary of the conglomerate and that their recusal might be necessary.

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