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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-32

Where the inquiring judge is not certain that the alleged conduct of an attorney violates the Rules of Professional Conduct or concludes that the alleged misconduct is not substantial, the judge need not take further action, although the judge may do so, in the judge's sole discretion.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-31

May a part-time attorney judge preside in a small claims matter involving a former client they represented nine years ago in Family Court?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-30

May a full-time judge serve as a member of the nominating committee of a bar association?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-29

A full-time judge may preside over cases involving an insurance company for which the judge had previously served as in-house counsel once two years have elapsed since the end of the relationship or the final payment of any fees to the judge, whichever is later, provided the judge had no involvement in the case before them as counsel.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-28

(1) An associate village justice may not simultaneously serve as deputy clerk/treasurer for the village. (2) An associate village justice may serve as (a) deputy clerk/treasurer for the town which encompasses the village, (b) deputy registrar of vital statistics for the village and/or (c) deputy registrar of vital Statistics for the town. (3) A judge may observe court sessions over which other judges preside for educational purposes, whether as part of a formal Unified Court System mentor program or informally, subject to any applicable rule and statute limitations.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-27

May a judge preside in a matter involving their spouse's former client?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-25

A full-time judge may chair the board of directors of a local YMCA. The judge's name and position may be listed together with other board members in similar fashion on the organization's website and fund-raising invitations, unless the formatting reasonably creates an impression for fund-raising purposes that the directors, collectively and/or individually, are personally soliciting funds.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-24 (B)

A full-time judge may serve as president of a local YMCA and serve on its multi-task capital project committee consistent with generally applicable limitations on judicial speech and conduct, but must not personally participate in fund-raising or grant applications or provide legal advice.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-24 (A)

On the facts presented, a new full-time judge may continue to negotiate with their former law firm regarding the disposition of a limited liability company in which they both own a 50% interest, as long as negotiations are in good faith by both sides and the judge continues to take no active role in management of the building or operation of the business.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-23

Where a judge's first-degree relative is an entry-level staff attorney with a not-for-profit legal services provider, in a division or unit that has absolutely no involvement in the kinds of matters that come before the judge's court, the judge may preside in matters involving other attorneys of the same legal services provider. Neither disclosure nor disqualification is required, as long as the judge is satisfied their relative has had, and is likely to have, absolutely no involvement with the case.
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