Judicial Ethics Opinions

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-90

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 9, 2020

    A judge may not oppose an elected federal official or candidate for non-judicial public office in an editorial opinion piece.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-89

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 9, 2020

    A judge may not mail congratulatory letters to a graduating high school class.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-84

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 7, 2020

    A full-time judge who formerly served as an assistant corporation counsel may participate in a panel discussion on legal careers for the law department's summer interns.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-83

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 7, 2020

    A Supreme Court candidate may write a letter asking voters to vote in a primary election for a judicial delegate who will support his/her nomination but must make clear that his/her endorsement of the delegate is for the purpose of furthering his/her own candidacy for Supreme Court.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-81(B)

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 6, 2020

    A part-time judge asks if he/she may appear as a legal commentator/analyst on television or online streaming shows.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-81(A)

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 6, 2020

    A judge may be enrolled in a political party, but may not otherwise be a member of a political organization.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-82/20-86

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 5, 2020

    A judge who is disqualified, subject to remittal, in all cases involving a particular law office may offer the parties and their counsel an opportunity to remit disqualification, but must not actively advocate for remittal.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-80

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 5, 2020

    A court-attorney referee may set up an email auto-response to provide general legal and ethical information to unrepresented litigants and others, provided the message is consistent with the Rules Governing Judicial Conduct.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-88

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 14, 2020

    Where a court officer's job responsibilities include performing administrative and clerical duties for the court on days when the court is not in session, the judge may not permit a police officer to serve in this role.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 20-79

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | September 14, 2020

    As long as a JHO remains listed on a court's assignment panel, he/she may not serve as an arbitrator or mediator for any contested matter in a court in a county where he/she serves on a JHO panel for such court, unless appointed by the court to so serve.

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