By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 11, 2022
A judge's obligation to disqualify in matters involving their former campaign manager terminates two years after the campaign manager relationship has ended.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 10, 2022
Whether a judge may, in the exercise of discretion, reduce or waive certain Vehicle and Traffic Law surcharges regardless of a defendant's ability to pay is a question of law which this Committee has no authority to address.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 7, 2022
A judge may write a book review for a legal textbook and may retain the reviewed book in their personal library.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 6, 2022
Where a judge regularly assigns a particular attorney as 18-B counsel or attorney for the child in a large number of cases, if the judge hires that attorney's life partner as the judge's personal secretary, the judge (a) must not approve the attorney's payment vouchers and (b) must not assign or appoint the attorney in future cases while the conflict persists.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 5, 2022
A family court judge may not accept an appointment to the Judicial Leadership Council of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate/Guardian Ad Litem Association for Children nor permit the organization to "promote" the judge on social media and its website.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | July 4, 2022
A full-time judge may attend a law firm's online "launch party" hosted by an attorney and law firm who do not appear before the judge.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 30, 2022
A judge may disclose the judge's own preferred gender pronouns in the judge's email signature block and during a virtual proceeding in which the judge presides.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 29, 2022
A part-time town justice may serve as "Judge Advocate" for the American Legion.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 28, 2022
Where it is legally appropriate to do so, a judge may broadly solicit participation by potential amici curiae by issuing a notice to the bar that will be (a) electronically filed, (b) sent to the New York Law Journal for publication and (c) sent to bar associations and/or committees. Any such notice must be consistent with generally applicable limitations on judicial speech and conduct, including the judge's obligation to maintain public confidence in the judge's impartiality, integrity, and independence.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | June 27, 2022
A full-time judge (1) may hold shares in a family-held limited liability company that owns real estate, and participate in management of the company's real estate investment, but (2) must not manage, operate, or otherwise actively participate in a family-held bar business that operates on the company's real estate.
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