Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-139

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 26, 2024

    Where a full-time judge's former law firm advises the judge that a former client recently posted an online review of the judge's legal services, the judge must request that the law firm remove the judge's name from such review but need not take any further action.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-138

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 25, 2024

    On these facts, after disclosing a letter received ex parte from the victim's attorney concerning a criminal case, the judge need not recuse.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-137

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 24, 2024

    The Rules Governing Judicial Conduct do not require a judge to report their own ethics violation to the Commission on Judicial Conduct.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-136

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 23, 2024

    A judge may not initiate a drive to collect toys or dental hygiene products on behalf of non-profit, charitable organizations within a courtroom or courthouse, and may not partner with bar associations to initiate such drives. A judge may solicit charitable donations of toys or dental supplies from other judges over whom he/she does not have any supervisory or appellate authority.

  • New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion

    Artificial Intelligence Use and Ethical Compliance

    By Jonathan Bick | June 20, 2024

    Since it may be argued that a lawyer's decision not to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) is unethical, and the improper use of AI may also be unethical, it is important that attorneys become cognizant of the application of legal ethics to AI. The first step toward AI use ethical compliance is the timely disclosure of AI use particularly related to generative AI tools. Such a step is likely to ameliorate or eliminate many AI use legal ethics difficulties.

  • New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion

    Cameras in New York State Courtrooms: A Short Update

    By Y. David Scharf, David B. Saxe and Joseph J. Kamelhar | June 10, 2024

    On balance, we believe that New York should join the majority of jurisdictions that permit cameras in the courtroom. In our opinion, the factors favoring legislative change are overwhelming.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    Do TV 'Talking Heads' Potentially Taint Jurors?

    By Joel Cohen | June 10, 2024

    In this article, Joel Cohen considers the effects that political TV "experts" may have on jurors and assesses them through the lens of the New York County 'Trump' trial.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-135

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 6, 2024

    A town justice may commence an action against the town regarding a personal matter unrelated to the business of the court.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-134

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 5, 2024

    A part-time judge may chair a county veterans agency's advisory committee, which meets a few times per year to select veterans to honor at agency-sponsored ceremonies that are free and open to the public.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-133

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 4, 2024

    (1)(a) We cannot provide blanket guidance about attending various public events that invite participants to "stand with Israel," as the answer requires fact-specific determinations. (b) A judicial candidate within their window period may contact the Judicial Campaign Ethics Center concerning the propriety of attendance.

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