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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-106

A part-time judge who owns an investment advisory firm and is not in his/her window period for election may neither permit the firm to sponsor a golf tournament to benefit the election campaign of a candidate for public office nor participate personally in such an event.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-105

A part-time justice may accept employment as an assistant public defender in another county and appear in family court, but must not preside in any matter where another attorney from the same public defender’s office appears.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-104

A judge may participate in the activities of not-for-profit veterans’ organizations, provided the judge does not personally solicit funds or permit his/her judicial status to be used for fund-raising purposes. A judge may donate to these organizations and may also identify veterans who can benefit from the services they offer.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Directs Western Pa. Judge to Recuse From Case Over Business Ties to Defendant

The Superior Court agreed that the litigation’s potential impact on the judge's financial interests was a basis for recusal, but the court determined there were more grounds for recusal than just that.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-103

A quasi-judicial official may not accept an offer to stay at the vacation home of an attorney who regularly appears before him/her.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-102

A full-time judge whose docket consists mostly of claims against the State of New York and medical malpractice cases asks if the judge may serve on the board of directors of a not-for-profit organization that provides services to high-risk individuals and families with behavioral health challenges. The organization is not engaged in proceedings that would normally come before the judge’s court, nor regularly engaged in adversarial proceedings in any court, and the inquirer believes that no court appointments are made to the organization or its programs.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-101

A judge may attend the NAACP’s national convention as a member of the organization but (a) may not engage in any partisan political activity, (b) may not serve as a delegate or voting member or otherwise assume any leadership role, and (c) must not associate him/herself with organizational positions on matters of public controversy.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-100

A town justice who is a notary public may notarize documents as part of his/her duties as appointed village treasurer, provided he/she does so strictly as a notary public without reference to his/her judicial title or status.
3 minute read

Law.com

Mich. Attorney Faces One-Year Suspension in Ill. for Lying to Firm, Clients

An attorney began working at a Michigan-based firm in July 2020, based on an agreement to seek admission to practice law in the state. His firm later discovered that he lied to its managing partners and clients about his admission to the Michigan State Bar for one year.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-99

Where a not-for-profit entity engages in some activities clearly permissible for judges as well as some potentially controversial lobbying, advocacy, and litigation activities, a judge or quasi-judicial official may not participate in a voter hotline organized by that entity.
7 minute read

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