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New Jersey Law Journal

Municipal Court Judge Faces Formal Complaint Over Social Media Support for 'Blue Lives Matter,' Local Politicians

A formal complaint has been filed against a New Jersey municipal court judge over his personal Facebook account, where he liked and reposted "Blue Lives Matter" imagery and that of other similar social movements.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-03

A judge who is an officer of a magistrates association may invite the prosecutors, defense counsel, probation and various law enforcement and county agencies to attend and speak at monthly magistrates association meetings where no pending or impending matters are discussed. Any portion of the meeting when magistrates association's business is discussed or transacted should be private, outside the presence of such outside attorneys and agencies.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-02

A part-time town justice, who is a high school teacher, may comment in the classroom on a pending or impending case arising in another jurisdiction. The judge may not reference specific cases in the judge's court unless and until those cases are completely resolved, including any appeals that are pending. However, if students ask about matters relating to a pending or pending case in the judge's court, the judge may respond by guiding a discussion that seeks to examine all sides of any issue without offering a personal opinion or predicting how the matter should or will be decided.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

2nd Circuit Ends Inquiry Into Judges' Hiring of Clerk Accused of Racism

Judges William Pryor Jr. and Corey Maze said "the anonymous sources relied on in the media accounts (of the racist text) were not trustworthy," according to the judge who dismissed the complaints.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-01

A full-time judge may create and participate in a series of non-commercial podcasts to highlight individuals whose accomplishments have had an inspirational and positive impact on the community, subject to generally applicable limitations on judicial speech and conduct. To avoid any possible perception that the judge intends to lend judicial prestige to the individuals the judge selects to interview, the judge should not refer to their judicial status in connection with the podcast.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Senate Democrats Plan to Subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo Over Supreme Court Justices' Travel

The announcement by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee comes as the court is being pressed to adopt an ethics code, a move that has been publicly endorsed by three of the nine justices.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-193

(1) A part-time town justice may appear as assigned counsel in another county, or before non-lawyer judges or full-time judges in the same county, and may submit vouchers for assigned counsel work already completed.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

No Immunity for Judge Who Led Warrantless Search of Litigant's Home, 4th Circuit Rules

"Judicial immunity is strong medicine.... But the medicine's potency cautions against its indiscriminate prescription," appellate court says.
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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Upholding $3M Personal Injury Verdict, Judge Says Insinuating Her Past Medical Experience With Jurist Role Is 'Unethical'

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors. 
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-192

(1) A full-time city court judge whose part-time co-judge is an assistant county attorney need not recuse from cases in which other attorneys from the county attorney's office appear, provided that the co-judge has had absolutely no involvement in the matter. (2) A full-time city court judge may accept an appointment by the city to serve on the board of a not-for-profit organization that receives state funding to rehabilitate blighted properties, provided the organization is not likely to appear in the judge's court or to be engaged regularly in adversary proceedings in any court.
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