Judicial Ethics Opinions

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-101

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | December 1, 2020

    A judge may display photographs and other memorabilia of current and former elected federal officials in his/her chambers but must be mindful of the overall content, context and circumstances of the display to avoid any appearance of impropriety.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-183

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 17, 2020

    Judges may not participate in committees formed in response to Executive Order 203, which will recommend changes to current police force deployments, strategies, policies, procedures and practices.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-146

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 6, 2020

    A full-time judge may not accept appointment to a federal health agency's advisory council focused on improving public health among minority populations.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-135

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 5, 2020

    Where a judge is aware that an attorney before him/her was recently an associate in a law firm that is currently representing the judge, but is satisfied that the law firm's former associate has no ongoing business or financial relationship with the firm, disclosure is solely within the judge's discretion.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-124

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 5, 2020

    A village judge must not consent to intrusions by the village police or the executive branch on the court's independence.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-123

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 4, 2020

    A town justice may also work as a legal assistant at the appeals and opinions bureau of the attorney general's office.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-85

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 4, 2020

    A judge may write and post a book review online, provided it is not for the purpose of promoting the book's sale.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-151

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 3, 2020

    A judge who files a disciplinary complaint against the District Attorney based on a prosecutorial policy that affects all local courts in the county is disqualified while the disciplinary proceeding is pending, and for two years after it is resolved, in any case where the District Attorney personally appears.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-150

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 3, 2020

    A judge who appointed a receiver in a now-concluded case may not intervene or support the receiver's petition for representation by the Attorney General's office in a civil lawsuit alleging the receiver committed fraud.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-145

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | November 2, 2020

    A judge may drive members of a religious congregation in another state to their local polling sites, provided this effort is completely independent of any political organization or candidate and the judge avoids impermissible political activity.

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