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By Jack Womack | November 28, 2023
900 lawyers had signed an open letter condemning the ABA for statements that they said deprived Israel of its rights and suggested moral equivalence.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 27, 2023
Will the Committee reconsider Opinion 22-131, based on the provided details of specific assignments as family court chief clerk/court clerk and town justice in the same county? Is there a time limit on the insulation and disqualification obligations set forth in Opinion 22-131?
By Cheryl Miller | November 27, 2023
David Jonathan Cohen of Bay Area Criminal Lawyers denied the charges against him and questioned the state bar's motivation in bringing them.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 26, 2023
A judge need not disclose or disqualify from a case merely because a party's high-level employee, who will be present in the courtroom, also (1) was previously a client of the judge more than two years ago and (2) is married to a public official who was recently on the same slate as the judge and publicly endorsed the judge.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 23, 2023
A full-time judge may not request that federal and state legislators protect the power grids from electromagnetic nuclear attack, as this does not relate to the improvement of the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice, and does not involve an identified cognizable personal interest. Further, issues generated by the legislation the judge seeks could be controversial or political.
By Michael A. Mora | November 22, 2023
"If this is where we are going with speech, lawyers need to be concerned," said Brian Tannebaum, a legal ethics expert who is special counsel to Bast Amron, and not involved in the litigation.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Anthony E. Davis and Janis M. Meyer | November 22, 2023
This article considers a recent opinion from the New York City Bar Association Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics Opinion 2023-1 on the topic of attorneys departing from a law firm. This is a subject we have frequently discussed in this column in the past, albeit not recently, and the opinion is a useful summary of the guiding principles involved when lawyers move between law firms.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 21, 2023
Where the inquiring judge's current law clerk was previously the longtime law clerk to another judge, who is now "of counsel" to a law firm but will work exclusively with one attorney and never appear in court: (1) The judge need not disqualify or disclose when the law firm colleagues of the ex-judge appear. (2) Whether the judge must insulate the law clerk from cases involving other attorneys from that firm is fact-specific, and depends on the nature of the relationship between the law clerk and the attorney who appears.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 20, 2023
A part-time town justice may serve as a part-time assistant conflict defender in the county in which the judge's court is located.
Daily Report Online | Commentary|Expert Opinion
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | November 20, 2023
Although artificial intelligence is certainly quicker and sometimes more accurate than human beings, some have raised concerns about whether removing the human touch can create more harm than good.
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