Judicial Ethics Opinions

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-205

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 12, 2021

    On these facts, a full-time judge may not accept a speaking engagement to discuss a not-for-profit organization's experience in navigating a highly controversial licensing application and appeal process.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-203

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 12, 2021

    May a judge volunteer as a "bell ringer" for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign, if the judge's name, title and participation are not identified or announced?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-199

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 9, 2021

    A judge may be a regular member of a not-for-profit civic entity, organized by local homeowners, that seeks zoning changes in the judge's neighborhood, but may not serve on its board of trustees or otherwise be involved in the entity's leadership.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-187

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 9, 2021

    May a full-time judge be a limited liability partner in a limited liability partnership which will apply to be a franchisee of a for-profit business, where the judge would only be a "passive investor" and "would not be involved in day-to-day operations or management of personnel" if the application is successful?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-185

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 8, 2021

    A judge who previously served process for a supervisory assistant district attorney's private law office is (a) permanently disqualified, without the possibility of remittal, from any case in which the judge served process and (b) disqualified, subject to remittal, from matters involving that law office for two years after the business and financial relationship between them completely ends.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-173

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 8, 2021

    A judge may not advise the police that they would approve a warrant for a higher-level charge.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-168

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 7, 2021

    A full-time judge may serve on a bar association's internal nominating committee, to consider and recommend individuals who are seeking board and officer seats within the bar association.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-166

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 7, 2021

    May a town justice sign a form acknowledging compliance with an Information Resources and Technology Acceptable Use Policy adopted by the town board, where the policy purports to impose new duties and penalties for non-compliance?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-152

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 6, 2021

    A judge has the discretion to determine whether or not to accept a guilty plea under the circumstances described.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-108

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 6, 2021

    A full-time judge who underwent surgery at a not-for-profit hospital may not participate in a web program concerning performance of the hospital during the pandemic, pursuant to a comprehensive release which authorizes the program's use of the judge's name, likeness, picture, image, voice, personality, personal identification information and/or protected health information for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity.

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