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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 16, 2022
Whether an administrative judge may direct a court attorney-referee to comply with a memorandum from OCA Counsel does not raise any ethical issues, but instead only legal/administrative matters, which are outside the Committee's jurisdiction.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 14, 2022
A judge may respond to the county comptroller's survey concerning the county's assigned counsel program, subject to generally applicable limitations on judicial speech and conduct.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | December 14, 2021
A judicial association may publicly condemn the deliberate and unauthorized disclosure of a judge's residential address, as such disclosures may compromise the personal safety and security of judges and/or court personnel and thus affect the administration of justice.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | December 13, 2021
The window period for an individual seeking election to Supreme Court commences nine months before the earlier of (a) the date of formal nomination by convention; or (b) the date of a recognized party-sponsored caucus or committee meeting within the candidate's judicial district held for the purpose of discussing or considering nominations of delegates to the judicial nominating convention, even if a resulting designation or endorsement would be subject to a subsequent contest.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | December 12, 2021
A judge who was previously involved in the implementation of a new county-wide vehicle and traffic law camera enforcement program on behalf of the designated "charging agency" for these alleged violations, but left that employment and assumed judicial office before the agency commenced prosecuting these matters, need not disqualify when accusatory instruments from this program come before the judge.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 29, 2021
Where proceedings involving the town, its highway department, or the highway department's employees are very rare in the town court, a town justice may represent the town in collective bargaining negotiations with the union representing the town's highway department personnel. However, the judge must disqualify in all matters where the town is a party both for the duration of the representation and for two years after it completely ends.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 28, 2021
Whether or not a judge may unilaterally substitute the owner/registrant for the operator of an alleged overweight vehicle is a legal question, which is beyond this Committee's jurisdiction. Similarly, whether or not any or all of the interested parties need to request or consent to the substitution is also a legal question beyond the jurisdiction of this Committee.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 25, 2021
Provided the judge can be fair and impartial, a judge need not disqualify from all cases involving a former opposing counsel, even though the judge had, as an attorney, criticized the opposing counsel's conduct in a letter to the tribunal.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 23, 2021
Although it is more efficient for a court clerk to request a "long form information" from an arresting agency to support the issuance of an arrest warrant, this is a prosecutorial task and using the court's staff and database for this purpose is ethically impermissible.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 22, 2021
May a full-time judge serve on the board of directors of a local not-for-profit organization which provides educational programs to children and adults with autism?
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