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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-150

Once a judge and their spouse jointly hire a law firm to mediate their divorce negotiations, the judge is disqualified, subject to remittal, in all matters where the law firm appears. This obligation lasts while the mediation relationship is ongoing and for two years after the mediation relationship completely ends and all fees are paid.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-149

A new full-time judge may retain the lease of the office previously used for the judge's solo legal practice, where the lease is in the name of the judge and not the law firm under which the judge was doing business.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-148

A judge who presides in civil matters may participate in a university-sponsored educational program at a correctional facility in another region of the state.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-147

A judge may wear a rainbow pin or flag on the judge's personal clothing, and display like pins, flags or signs in the judge's chambers.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-145

A part-time judge may "ghostwrite" a not-for-profit organization's fund-raising letters and grant applications that will be signed, submitted and circulated by others without crediting the judge, provided the judge does not personally solicit funds, does not permit the use of the prestige of judicial office for fund-raising, and does not permit his/her name to appear as the author or signatory on any fund-raising solicitations or grant applications.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-144

May a full-time support magistrate in one county serve as a volunteer arbitrator in the small claims part of a different court in another county?
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-143

A town justice may preside in Vehicle and Traffic Law matters even if the judge believes the issuing law enforcement agency may follow a policy of enforcing traffic laws only against non-residents, provided the judge can be fair and impartial on a case-by-case basis.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-140

(1) A judge must not personally participate in soliciting funds for a not-for-profit civic or charitable organization and therefore must not: (a) send out solicitation letters for the organization; (b) post announcements about the organization's fund-raising activities or initiatives on social media.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-139

Where a full-time judge's former law firm advises the judge that a former client recently posted an online review of the judge's legal services, the judge must request that the law firm remove the judge's name from such review but need not take any further action.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-138

On these facts, after disclosing a letter received ex parte from the victim's attorney concerning a criminal case, the judge need not recuse.
2 minute read

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