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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-231

A judge is disqualified, subject to remittal, from a case in which the judge's former law partner previously served as counsel while in partnership with the judge.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-230

A judge may not personally volunteer at a not-for-profit organization's exhibit booth, where a significant purpose of the booth is to recruit members.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-229

A judge may attend a victory party celebrating the election of the judge's court attorney to judicial office, where it is paid for solely with the court attorney's personal funds and not sponsored by any political organization.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-228

A judge is prohibited from any involvement with fund-raising activities, but this restriction does not extend to the judge's spouse.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-227

A part-time attorney judge who is a partner in a law firm where the majority of partners are non-judges and the non-judge partners have established a political action committee in the law firm's name funded solely by voluntary contributions of individual partners, (1) must not contribute to the PAC, (2) must not participate in the PAC's operations or decision-making, and (3) must advise the law firm in writing of these limitations. If the judge is satisfied that the law firm will honor these limitations, the judge need not resign from the law firm.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-226

(1) If a judge is currently disqualified in matters involving an attorney, he/she may not appoint that attorney as assigned counsel or attorney for the child during any such disqualification period. (2) A judge who is not disqualified from matters involving an attorney must exercise his/her discretion impartially when deciding whether to appoint the attorney, with an eye to avoiding even the appearance of any improper motivation.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-225: Is It Unethical For a Judge to Wear a Flag Pin On Their Robe During Proceedings?

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics responds to a written inquiry from one of New York state's approximately 3,600 judges and justices.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-224

Although a part-time judge may not serve on a school board, he/she may accept appointment as a community representative to certain advisory committees established by the school board for the local school district: (1) the judge may serve on the district-wide safety team, provided that its work focuses on policies and procedures to promote safety in the schools, and does not involve law enforcement or investigatory functions, and (2) the judge may serve on a citizens finance committee which advises the superintendent and budget officer on annual budget development, capital improvement projects, and the like.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-223

(1) A town justice may advocate for the judge's preferred schedule and scheduling policies for use of the town's multi-purpose room as a courtroom, subject to generally applicable limitations on judicial speech and conduct. (2) On these facts, while the judge may pursue lawful avenues to challenge the resolution, the judge may not simply disregard the resolution and schedule court sessions as if it had not been issued.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-222

A judge may be honored as "Woman of the Year" at a cultural not-for-profit organization's International Women's Day event, provided the event is not a fund-raiser.
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