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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-210

Where a law firm's managing partner is the sibling of a New York State judge, a Surrogate's Court judge in a county specified in Section 36.1(a)(11) may not appoint any attorney of the law firm to serve as the Public Administrator, nor may the Surrogate appoint the law firm as counsel to the Public Administrator.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-209

A full-time judge may not be a member of a bar association task force organized to monitor and discuss fiscal and human rights issues faced by residents of a United States territory.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-204

On assuming full-time judicial office, must a new judge have their name removed from the glass of the shared suite in which they previously practiced law?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-198

A town justice may suggest that the town board amend the local leash law to include an additional, alternative sanction for violations of the ordinance, that would allow the court to order defendant dog owners to confine their repeat offender dogs in a manner that will prevent future violations.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 21-07

The judge, a former assistant district attorney, may not preside in a criminal case in which the judge had some minimal prior involvement as an attorney.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-207

Where a judge has already determined that it is necessary to report another judge for an apparent incident of "ticket-fixing," the judge is not relieved of the duty to report merely because the other judge resigned from the bench in the interim.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-206

As described, the proposed plea reduction form is impermissible.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-202 Revised and Amended

After receiving any administrative approvals that may be required, judges may collaborate with the Historical Society of the New York Courts on a project to contextualize existing art and memorials at the courthouse and install new thematic artworks created by artists from marginalized groups.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-201

Must a judge report information sent to them by a third party which alleges misconduct by local law enforcement agencies and the local district attorney's office, where the judge has no first-hand knowledge of the alleged misconduct and is unable to ascertain whether any particular attorney has likely violated any ethical rules or rules of professional conduct?
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-197

A principal court attorney who hears and reports cases in foreclosure and matrimonial matters may not serve as executor of a former client's estate, unless they establish to the Chief Administrative Judge's satisfaction that they maintained a "longstanding personal relationship of trust and confidence" with the decedent and the Chief Administrative Judge approves the appointment in writing.
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