By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 28, 2021
May a part-time attorney judge serve as a part-time prosecutor in a neighboring county?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 20, 2021
May a town justice allow the town's Chief Constable to provide court security in the town court and to prosecute town ordinance violations "while also acting as a Court Officer"?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 17, 2021
Shall a judge disclose or disqualify in matters involving the law firm colleagues of an attorney with whom the judge maintain a "close social relationship" or "close personal relationship"?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 16, 2021
May a judge contact their legislators in order to ascertain what steps are necessary to initiate legislation in order to create an additional judgeship in the judge's court to handle the increased caseload and enlist their support in obtaining such legislation?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 15, 2021
May a judge lobby the state legislature for a law which would permit centralized arraignments to be handled via electronic means on a local level?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 14, 2021
A judge may complete a survey from the local social services agency concerning the number of eviction petitions, proceedings and warrants filed or pending in the judge's court, so that the agency can assess the likely impacts of lifting a moratorium on evictions, but such participation is voluntary and entirely in the judge's discretion.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 13, 2021
May a part-time attorney judge (1) raise funds for a not-for-profit charitable or civic organization by selling raffle tickets to their family and (2) represent the organization pro bono?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 10, 2021
May a full-time judge prepare an uncontested divorce package for a former client for whom the judge had previously prepared a separation agreement while in private practice?
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 9, 2021
A judge who reported a government attorney to the grievance committee must disqualify in all cases involving that attorney while the disciplinary matter is pending and for two years thereafter.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 8, 2021
Among other requirements, remittal of a judge's disqualification requires on-the-record, individual and specific consent by all parties that have appeared and not defaulted. Where the purpose of the proceeding is to determine if a party has the capacity to make decisions on their own behalf, a judge who has a remittable conflict must disqualify without offering an opportunity for remittal unless the judge determines that the attorney has the legal standing to consent to remittal on behalf of the alleged incapacitated party.
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