The Committee on Judicial Ethics responds to written inquiries from New York state’s approximately 3,400 judges, who serve both full- and part-time. The committee’s opinions interpret the Rules Governing Judicial Conduct (22NYCRR, Part 100) and the Code of Judicial Conduct. The committee, comprised of 26 current and retired judges and headed by former Justice George D. Marlow, also answers inquiries about proper campaign conduct from candidates for elective judicial office. The New York Law Journal publishes selected recent opinions of the committee.
Digest: A judge paid to be a sports referee for certain educational entities, as an independent contractor selected and retained by the board of educations subcontractor, from a list of independently certified referees, may preside when the board appears, if the judge believes he/she can be fair and impartial. Rules: Judiciary Law §14; 22 NYCRR 100.2; 100.2(A); 100.3(E)(1); 100.3(E)(1)(a)(i); 100.3(E)(1)(c); 100.3(E)(1)(d)(iii); 100.4(H)(1)(c)(1)-(2); Opinion 11-64; Joint Opinion 07-78/07-121; People v Moreno, 70 NY2d 403 (1987).
