Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates
P.C.
75 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Ste 101
Atlanta,
GA 30308(470) 294-1674
www.garymartinhays.com
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 5, 2022
A town justice may not simultaneously serve as the director of a non-profit civil legal services agency where the judge's responsibilities include overseeing attorneys and advocates who are likely to appear in the judge's court in summary eviction proceedings.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 4, 2022
May a judge, at the request of an assistant district attorney who regularly appears before them, write a letter of recommendation in support of the attorney's application for employment as a federal prosecutor?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 3, 2022
When a village trustee resigns to take office as village justice, is he/she required to disqualify whenever the village attorney appears and/or in all cases involving village laws or ordinances?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 31, 2022
Where the court's chief clerk has filed a criminal complaint against a litigant for making threats against the clerk, whether the judge must recuse from the litigant's pending matters is a discretionary decision to be guided by the judge's conscience.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 29, 2022
(1) Provided the judge can be fair and impartial in the underlying criminal case, the judge need not disqualify if the judge or their law clerk cooperate as fact witnesses in a police investigation concerning a bench conference in which an active state trooper was identified solely as defense counsel's "associate." (2) The judge also need not insulate the law clerk, provided the judge is satisfied the law clerk can be fair and impartial.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 28, 2022
A town justice may not accept employment as confidential secretary to the county sheriff, where the court's calendar includes a substantial number of tickets issued by the sheriff's deputies.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 27, 2022
A new full-time judge who was until recently an assistant public defender is permanently disqualified, without the possibility of remittal, from all matters in which the judge participated as an attorney, in any capacity, either personally or as a supervisor.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 24, 2022
1) The Committee does not answer hypothetical or speculative questions. (2) On the facts presented, it is within the inquiring judge's sole discretion to determine if there is a substantial likelihood that a law firm's actions constitute a substantial violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct and, if so, what action is appropriate.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 20, 2022
A judge who completed a mediation skills program at a law school's mediation clinic may permit the clinic to post the judge's comments about the course and the judge's experiences with alternative dispute resolution on its Instagram account for general advertising and recruitment efforts, provided the judge is satisfied the judge's name, words, and image will not be used for fund-raising.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 17, 2022
The Committee does not answer hypothetical or speculative questions.
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