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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-74

Provided the judge concludes he/she can be fair and impartial, the judge need not disqualify from a case merely because (a) the complainant is a long-time professional acquaintance of the judge and (b) the defendant has attempted to contact the judge ex parte, accused the judge of corruption and bigotry, threatened the judge's career, and implicitly threatened the judge's family. However, the judge should disclose on the record the substance of any threats of violence by the defendant that were received ex parte.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-73

May a judge serve as the secretary-treasurer of a not-for-profit organization which owns and operates a cemetery for the descendants of Jewish immigrants? The position oversees investments, maintains a checking account, sends out meeting notices with the annual dues notice, and deposits all funds received. The organization does no fund-raising.
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New York Law Journal

New York Received Nearly 3,000 Judicial Complaints, With Only 4 Warranting Removal, in 2023

The Commission on Judicial Conduct received and processed 2,982 new complaints in 2023, a 22% increase from 2022, the previous record high, the agency's annual report stated.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-72

(1) Where the judge's former law student intern has been hired by a local law firm as a summer associate, and that firm is now appearing before the judge on a case the former intern worked on during the internship, but has notified all parties that the former intern will be insulated from the case, the judge may preside in the case after making full disclosure of the relationship to all parties on the record. (2) The judge is not prohibited from speaking to the former intern on non-work matters during the pendency of the case.
5 minute read

Law.com

Judges Receive More Recusal Guidance on Stock Ownership Conflicts

Ten percent ownership of a subsidiary is a recusal threshhold. Senate panel moves five district court nominees.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-71

A support magistrate who previously served as the supervising attorney at the Department of Social Services may handle child support cases filed after the magistrate's departure from the agency, provided there is no substantial connection between the circumstances underlying the prior proceeding and the facts and legal issues presently before the magistrate. If such connection exists, disclosure or disqualification is required.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-70

On these facts, the judge is not required to disqualify from a contentious criminal case, notwithstanding the defense counsel's claims of bias, provided the judge determines they can be fair and impartial.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-69

A judge who is a candidate for election or re-election may publicly identify themselves as "pro choice" or "pro life" during the applicable window period, provided the judge also makes clear that they will decide all cases fairly and impartially and in accordance with governing law.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kirkland, Jackson Walker and Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Hit With Another Suit

A former CEO alleges Jackson Walker and Kirkland knew of a judge's relationship with a partner "and used it to profit" by bringing tens of millions of dollars through the "Jones'-Freeman conduit."
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New Jersey Law Journal

A Warning to All New Jersey Judges

"The 'chilling effect' imposed upon an otherwise estimable exercise of judicial discretion by a judge is monumental and will serve to further crimp an already daunting judicial atmosphere," writes retired Superior Court Judge Bill Mathesius.
6 minute read

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