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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-218

(1) A judge who presides in estate proceedings may continue to serve on the board of directors of a not-for-profit hospice organization, even after the judge becomes aware that a testator named the hospice as a beneficiary in their will. (2) The judge may preside over the probate of a will that contains a bequest to the hospice, absent a challenge to the bequest. If a challenge occurs, the judge must disqualify.
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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Reform Doesn't Pass Smell Test, Says Retired DC Circuit Judge

"They [the justices] overturned me a couple times and I thought they were wrong," said retired Judge Thomas Griffith, who served 15 years on a federal appellate court. "But that doesn't mean that my reaction to that ought to be to change the composition of the court."
11 minute read

Litigation Daily

How Corporate Law Legislation Morphed Into a Conversation on Judicial Ethics

An amendment to Delaware's corporation law has divided lawyers and led to discussion about when Court of Chancery judges should and should not weigh in on laws they will later apply.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-217

A judge (1) may not speak about the judge's "philosophy" on pistol permits to gun advocacy groups or sportsmen/sportswomen; (2) may make non-political charitable contributions and/or be a regular member of the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, Sierra Club, and Planned Parenthood, but may not donate to their political arms or assume any leadership position within them; (3) may make contributions to and/or be a member of not-for-profit educational, religious, charitable, cultural, fraternal, or civic organizations such as a public radio station, Salvation Army, a Rotary Club, and Operation Unite; and (4) may serve on a library board organized as a not-for-profit charitable, educational, or civic entity, but may not be involved in lobbying efforts or in seeking to influence legislation affecting the library.
11 minute read

Law.com

Chicago-Area Attorney Hit With $112K Sanction for Role in Spoliation of Signal Application Messages, Discovery Misconduct

"We are very pleased with this result," Elizabeth Babbitt, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister, said on behalf of the Chicago Transit Authority. "This case serves as a reminder that the rules of preservation in litigation remain in effect, despite the ever-changing landscape of technology."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-216

An administrative judge may not organize quarterly community volunteer opportunities for the judiciary and non-judicial staff.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-215

Where a judge's personal legal matter completely terminated in August 2023, including payment of legal fees, the two-year disqualification period runs until August 2025.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-214

A full-time judge who has co-authored a screenplay on a topic unrelated to the law may not use the judge's judicial title to solicit agents and movie producers for the screenplay, and should likewise instruct the judge's co-authors not to use the judge's judicial title in promoting the screenplay.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'A Pioneer and Inspiration to Us All': In Memory of Justice James H. Coleman Jr.

"One of the pioneers on the subject of sentence equality and avoidance of undue disparity in sentencing," Justice James Coleman Jr. had a unique "zeal for justice," writes the Law Journal Editorial Board.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-213

A judge may serve on the board of a not-for-profit organization dedicated to maintaining a local park and providing educational and cultural programs for the community.
2 minute read

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