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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-52

What are a judge's obligations in matters involving an assistant district attorney whose parent (a solo practitioner) is representing the judge in a private legal matter?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-51

A full-time judge who previously served on a town's zoning board is disqualified on all matters which were pending before the board during the judge's tenure. However, the judge may preside in other matters involving the zoning board, assuming the judge is satisfied they can be fair and impartial, and disclosure is entirely discretionary.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-49

After a judge admonished an attorney on the record for an inappropriate attempt at humor referencing the client's ethnicity or national origin, the judge has discretion to take further action, but is not required to do so.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-48

May a part-time city court judge serve concurrently as a full-time executive director of a not-for-profit center for social and criminal justice, where the center will operate a mental health treatment facility that will not accept any defendants from the judge's jurisdiction?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-47

Once a judge has reported a litigant's harassment to the police and the DA's office, is the judge disqualified from other criminal matters involving the same prosecutor and police department?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-46

A judge who is experiencing apparent acts of retaliation from a self-identified "sovereign citizen" litigant may write to the county clerk on judicial stationery to advise them of the situation and request they authenticate any lien/judgment filings prior to recording.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-45

May a town justice accept a salary increase approved by the town board partway through the judge's current term of office?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-44

A part-time town justice also employed full-time by a private employer may respond to another town's request for public input on its zoning laws which prohibit that employer's operations. In so doing, the judge must not reference the judge's judicial title or status.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-43

Must a judge who has become aware of online complaints about off-duty misconduct concerning another judge's principal law clerk report that clerk to the attorney grievance committee?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-42

A judge need not disclose nor recuse from a proceeding merely because an attorney in the matter is also the judge's neighbor and has, in that capacity, supported a non-controversial residential zoning variance sought by the judge.
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