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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-173

A town justice may not accept employment as confidential secretary to the county sheriff, where the court's calendar includes a substantial number of tickets issued by the sheriff's deputies.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-172

A new full-time judge who was until recently an assistant public defender is permanently disqualified, without the possibility of remittal, from all matters in which the judge participated as an attorney, in any capacity, either personally or as a supervisor.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-171

1) The Committee does not answer hypothetical or speculative questions. (2) On the facts presented, it is within the inquiring judge's sole discretion to determine if there is a substantial likelihood that a law firm's actions constitute a substantial violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct and, if so, what action is appropriate.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-170

A judge who completed a mediation skills program at a law school's mediation clinic may permit the clinic to post the judge's comments about the course and the judge's experiences with alternative dispute resolution on its Instagram account for general advertising and recruitment efforts, provided the judge is satisfied the judge's name, words, and image will not be used for fund-raising.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-169

The Committee does not answer hypothetical or speculative questions.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-168

Whether an administrative judge may direct a court attorney-referee to comply with a memorandum from OCA Counsel does not raise any ethical issues, but instead only legal/administrative matters, which are outside the Committee's jurisdiction.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-167

A judge may respond to the county comptroller's survey concerning the county's assigned counsel program, subject to generally applicable limitations on judicial speech and conduct.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-147

A judicial association may publicly condemn the deliberate and unauthorized disclosure of a judge's residential address, as such disclosures may compromise the personal safety and security of judges and/or court personnel and thus affect the administration of justice.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-128

The window period for an individual seeking election to Supreme Court commences nine months before the earlier of (a) the date of formal nomination by convention; or (b) the date of a recognized party-sponsored caucus or committee meeting within the candidate's judicial district held for the purpose of discussing or considering nominations of delegates to the judicial nominating convention, even if a resulting designation or endorsement would be subject to a subsequent contest.  
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-111

A judge who was previously involved in the implementation of a new county-wide vehicle and traffic law camera enforcement program on behalf of the designated "charging agency" for these alleged violations, but left that employment and assumed judicial office before the agency commenced prosecuting these matters, need not disqualify when accusatory instruments from this program come before the judge.
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