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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-41

May a judge write a law review article "that would review statutory, regulatory and administrative efforts to address the intersection of domestic violence and child protection in NY and 3 other states"?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-40

Where a court's ADR program provides for a free initial session with an approved outside neutral/mediator, optionally followed by privately-paid sessions if desired, the neutral may use courthouse space only for the free initial session.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-39

A judge-elect who will preside in many cases involving a city may permit the Corporation Counsel to administer their oath of office.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-38

A judicial candidate may permit their spouse to serve on their campaign committee as treasurer or assistant treasurer, provided the candidate concludes their spouse is a responsible person who will abide by applicable law and ethical rules.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-37

On these facts, an administrative judge may not authorize a court-sponsored committee or commission to file an amicus curiae brief.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-36

A full-time judge may remain on the board of directors of a bar foundation, even though two officers of the foundation also serve on the bar association's 29-member judicial rating committee that will be rating the judge as a candidate for re-election.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-35

A part-time judge may not serve as an assistant attorney general handling petitions for civil management of recidivist sex offenders under the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act.
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New York Law Journal

Commission: Judge Inappropriately Referred to Judicial Title in Client's Legal Matters

A Rensselaer city judge used an email address on court filings and legal correspondences that identified her as a judge and, in one instance, attested to her client's signature on a court document on which she crossed out "notary public" and wrote "city court judge," the commission found.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-34

A judge who receives ex parte correspondence from an inmate claiming that the conviction was obtained through perjured police testimony may not forward the correspondence to the Conviction Integrity Unit, but may instead treat this correspondence as the judge treats other impermissible ex parte communications.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-33

A judge presiding in a criminal case need not investigate the timing of another judge's prior recusal in the matter nor take any further action.
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