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New York Law Journal

Marvin Ray Raskin Appointed to the NY Commission on Judicial Conduct

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has appointed Bronx attorney Marvin Ray Raskin to a four-year term on the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
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New York Law Journal

Crotty Admonishes, but Won't Sanction, Former Collen IP Attorney

Judge Crotty said the repercussions for attorney Joshua Paul's actions sufficed as proper punishment.
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New York Law Journal

Upstate Judge Accused of Mishandling Cases Resigns

Beekmantown Town Justice Susan Castine, who was under investigation for allegedly permitting unsworn testimony, making statements indicating that she prejudged a defendant as guilty before a trial began and other infractions, has resigned.
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New York Law Journal

Manhattan Lawyer Censured for Falsifying Time Records, Even Though Clients Unscathed

A unanimous appeals panel censured lawyer Jeffrey Leighton, even though there is apparently no precedent for a censure when the clients aren't cheated.
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New York Law Journal

Town Justice Resigns After Probe of His Facebook Remarks

Christopher C. Clarkin, a justice of the Floyd Town Court since 1999 who is not an attorney, has agreed to resign after an investigation by the Commission on Judicial Conduct into his Facebook postings criticizing public officials and conveying biases in favor of law enforcement and against other groups.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 17-55

A judge may not directly or indirectly solicit property owners, car rental agencies, or food merchants on behalf of the Red Cross. However, the judge may use his/her skills as a logistics expert to plan and to manage supplies or donations as they are received and may also purchase items for disaster relief with a donated debit card, provided the judge does not solicit such a card. These principles apply without geographic limitation.
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New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Boots Town Court Justice From Bench

The state Court of Appeals said in an opinion that the removal of J. Marshall Ayres, a Conklin Town Court justice, is warranted because it was “improper and a violation of the petitioner's ethical duty for him to use his judicial position to interfere in the disposition of his daughter's traffic ticket.”
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-177

The Committee on Judicial Ethics responds to written inquiries from New York state's approximately 3,600 judges and justices, as well as hundreds of…
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