Judicial Ethics Opinions

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-58

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 8, 2022

    A town justice may not permit a court clerk to accept outside employment as a matron with the town police department that regularly appears in the justice's court.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-57

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 7, 2022

    A judge may serve as master of ceremonies at a non-fund-raising retirement picnic sponsored by congregants of the judge's house of worship for its minister.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-56/22-67

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 6, 2022

    A judge who appoints fiduciaries in a guardianship part may direct court staff to update the Part 36 fiduciary list by contacting the listed individuals to inquire whether they are currently accepting such assignments.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-55

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 3, 2022

    May a full-time judge create a scholarship at their former elementary school and college, both of which the judge will be fully funding? May the judge volunteer with foster youth through a city agency?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-54

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 2, 2022

    A part-time village justice may serve as chair of a village traffic and safety committee, where the committee's role is strictly advisory concerning matters such as the location of signs and the judge's involvement will not involve the judge in political issues or matters of great public controversy that are likely to raise reasonable questions about the judge's ability to be fair and impartial.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-53

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 1, 2022

    May a town court clerk also serve as town justice in the same two-judge, two-clerk town court?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-52

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 31, 2022

    What are a judge's obligations in matters involving an assistant district attorney whose parent (a solo practitioner) is representing the judge in a private legal matter?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-51

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 30, 2022

    A full-time judge who previously served on a town's zoning board is disqualified on all matters which were pending before the board during the judge's tenure. However, the judge may preside in other matters involving the zoning board, assuming the judge is satisfied they can be fair and impartial, and disclosure is entirely discretionary.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-49

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 27, 2022

    After a judge admonished an attorney on the record for an inappropriate attempt at humor referencing the client's ethnicity or national origin, the judge has discretion to take further action, but is not required to do so.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-48

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 26, 2022

    May a part-time city court judge serve concurrently as a full-time executive director of a not-for-profit center for social and criminal justice, where the center will operate a mental health treatment facility that will not accept any defendants from the judge's jurisdiction?

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