The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics responds to written inquiries from New York state's approximately 3,600 judges and justices, as well as hundreds of judicial hearing officers, support magistrates, court attorney-referees, and judicial candidates (both judges and non-judges seeking election to judicial office). The committee interprets the Rules Governing Judicial Conduct (22 NYCRR Part 100) and, to the extent applicable, the Code of Judicial Conduct. The committee consists of 27 current and retired judges, and is co-chaired by the Honorable Margaret Walsh, a justice of the supreme court, and the Honorable Lillian Wan, a court of claims judge and acting supreme court justice.

Digest: A judge with personal knowledge that an attorney knowingly assisted a client in effectuating a transfer of disputed real estate under false pretenses must report the misconduct to the appropriate grievance committee.  Reporting may await the conclusion of proceedings.  After making the report, the judge is disqualified in all matters involving the attorney, both while the disciplinary matter is pending and for two years thereafter.

Rules: Judiciary Law § 487; 22 NYCRR 100.2; 100.2(A); 100.3(D)(2); 130-1; 1200, Rules 3.3, 8.4; Opinions 20-22; 19-107; 18-29; 15-231; 14-88; 13-77; 10-85; 09-142; 07-129; 02-85; Matter of Rudgayzer, 80 AD3d 151 (1st Dept 2010); Matter of Glavin, 153 AD2d 982 (3d Dept 1989).