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 27 current and retired judges and headed by former associate justice George D. Marlow of the Appellate Division, 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: Under the circumstances presented, the inquiring judge must report to the Commission on Judicial Conduct another judge’s attempts to use the prestige of judicial office to influence the outcome of a family member’s criminal case. Rules: 22 NYCRR 100.2; 100.2(A); 100.2(C); 100.3(D)(1); Opinions 15-70; 15-50; 13-146; 10-175; 10-14; 08-83; 03-59.
