Judicial Ethics Opinions

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-69

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | February 27, 2024

    A judge who is a candidate for election or re-election may publicly identify themselves as "pro choice" or "pro life" during the applicable window period, provided the judge also makes clear that they will decide all cases fairly and impartially and in accordance with governing law.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-68

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | February 26, 2024

    A part-time judge may serve on a public hospital board, notwithstanding the board's statutorily delineated inspection, investigative, and reporting functions.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-67

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | February 25, 2024

    A part-time town justice may not serve as counsel to the town planning board in the town where the judge sits.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-66

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | February 22, 2024

    A part-time judge may serve as administrator of the assigned counsel program in a different county from the county where the judge presides.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-65

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | February 21, 2024

    May a part-time judge who is also employed with a school district be a member of the Classified Employees Association and United Teachers unions, given that these unions are active in politics?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-64

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | February 20, 2024

    A full-time judge may not participate in a local bar association's phone bank event where members of the public call in with legal questions.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-62/23-63/23-111

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | February 19, 2024

    On the facts presented, the inquiring administrative judge has full discretion to determine whether there is a substantial likelihood that a part-time judge has committed a substantial violation of the Rules Governing Judicial Conduct and, if so, what action is appropriate under the circumstances.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-61

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | February 18, 2024

    (1) A judge may not serve as the director of environment and legislation for a not-for-profit organization which seeks to promote scuba-diving. (2) Although the judge may engage in certain public advocacy activities where the judge has a clear and direct personal interest at stake, the judge may not spearhead the organization's efforts to protest a planned discharge of substances into a local waterway.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-60

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | February 15, 2024

    May a part-time village justice permit a part-time village court clerk to also serve as a part-time assistant village clerk, performing ministerial functions in the village's finance department?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-59

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | February 8, 2024

    May a full-time judge write law review or law journal articles summarizing the current state of New York case law and developments therein? If so, may a judge identify future issues in the development of case law?

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