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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-240

A full-time judge may not perform as a volunteer pianist during a charitable fund-raiser.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-239

A judge is not ethically required to investigate alleged misconduct.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-238

A judge may accept an unsolicited offer from family members and close personal friends to pay for the judge's induction ceremony, where these donors are individuals who are unlikely to come before the judge and whose appearance or interest in a case would in any event require the judge's disqualification.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-237

A full-time judge may serve on a Department of Criminal Justice Services advisory board that will make recommendations about distributing federal funds, provided that (1) the advisory board's membership is balanced and (2) the judge's involvement is limited to reviewing and making recommendations on distributing funds to the courts, and not to law enforcement organizations.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-236

A part-time judge may maintain outside employment as an investigator for the Department of Social Services, where the judge's responsibilities are limited to collecting information for applicants seeking public assistance.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-235

There is no ethical rule prohibiting a successor judge from reviewing and approving a voucher for services rendered by a court-appointed attorney, merely because those services occurred while the case was pending before a predecessor judge.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-234

A judicial hearing officer may not voluntarily serve as a character reference or submit a letter attesting to the character of a judge undergoing a pending or impending disciplinary proceeding.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-233

A full-time judge may serve as an adjunct professor at a law school.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-232

Whether materials sought by the Commission on Judicial Conduct are shielded by attorney-client privilege presents a legal question beyond our jurisdiction.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Judge Resigns Amid Investigation of Alleged Unwelcome Sexual Advances, Judgments for Friends

"The harmony and decorum of the courthouse is undermined whenever a judge mistreats colleagues, attorneys, and court staff. One who repeatedly does all of this and more does not belong on the bench," said Robert H. Tembeckjian, counsel for the Commission on Judicial Conduct.
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