By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 17, 2024
A town justice who was previously a non-supervisory police officer in certain local police departments is not disqualified on that basis from cases involving those police departments, provided the judge (1) had no personal involvement in the matter before him/her and (2) can be fair and impartial.
By Cheryl Miller | July 17, 2024
Calaveras County Superior Court Judge Timothy "Tim" Healy was admonished by the Commission on Judicial Performance on Tuesday for repeated displays of poor behavior and unprofessional remarks over a six-year period.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 16, 2024
A judge may not accept an invitation as a keynote speaker for an event sponsored by a law center that is engaged in matters of substantial public controversy and whose mission focuses on supporting core political and executive branch functions.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 15, 2024
May a full-time judge's court attorney, who is serving on a community advisory board for a local hospital, serve on the advisory board's legislative committee, which "is tasked with maintaining relations with elected officials and city agencies that interact with NYC Health + Hospitals"?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 14, 2024
A town justice is disqualified, subject to remittal, in matters involving a deputy sheriff after the deputy has been elected to the town board.
By Marianna Wharry | July 12, 2024
At various times throughout his scheme, Richard Louis Crosby III used identifying information belonging to his elderly father, his girlfriend, a deceased man and others to attempt to gain employment at law firms across the country.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 11, 2024
May a judge with relevant personal knowledge provide an affirmation of good moral character on behalf of a first-time applicant for admission to the bar?
By Cheryl Miller | July 11, 2024
Superior Court Judge Thomas Griego said some of his comments reflected an attempt to keep order in his courtroom and offered a blunt assessment of the evidence before him.
By Michael A. Mora | July 11, 2024
"His disregard of this duty, along with his apparent willingness to engage in dishonest conduct to further his own ambitions, is not only harmful to the legal process, but raises serious concerns about his trustworthiness and overall fitness to continue the practice of law," the Florida Supreme Court ruled.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 10, 2024
A judge may preside over Article 75 proceedings challenging employment arbitration awards, where the state agency employer was previously represented in-house by the judge's law clerk's spouse, but the judge must insulate the law clerk and make appropriate disclosures.
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