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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-159

May a judge who is a disabled veteran become a regular member of the not-for-profit charitable entity, Disabled Veterans of America?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-158

May a county magistrates' association comment on the District Attorney's proposal to the county legislature to abolish local justice courts in favor of a district court system in the county?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-157

May a judge privately present an award and plaque to a martial arts teacher/practitioner on behalf of a not-for-profit organization, and thereafter permit photographs to be posted publicly on the organization's website?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-156

A full-time judge may apply for an appointment as a federal administrative law judge and go through background checks and salary negotiations prior to acceptance of an offer. The judge may continue to serve in the state judiciary post-acceptance until the day before starting work as administrative law judge.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-121

May a full-time judge write to members of the county legislature to emphasize the urgency of completing certain repairs to the courthouse, to encourage them to proceed promptly, and to suggest using certain federal monies the county has received? If so, may the judge also encourage other local judges to express support for completing these courthouse repairs?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-120

A judge's obligation to disqualify in matters involving their former campaign manager terminates two years after the campaign manager relationship has ended.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-119

Whether a judge may, in the exercise of discretion, reduce or waive certain Vehicle and Traffic Law surcharges regardless of a defendant's ability to pay is a question of law which this Committee has no authority to address.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-117

A judge may write a book review for a legal textbook and may retain the reviewed book in their personal library.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-116

Where a judge regularly assigns a particular attorney as 18-B counsel or attorney for the child in a large number of cases, if the judge hires that attorney's life partner as the judge's personal secretary, the judge (a) must not approve the attorney's payment vouchers and (b) must not assign or appoint the attorney in future cases while the conflict persists.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-115

A family court judge may not accept an appointment to the Judicial Leadership Council of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian Ad Litem Association for Children nor permit the organization to "promote" the judge on social media and its website.
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