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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-191

(1) A full-time judge may assist a not-for-profit organization in developing a training program designed to educate medical professionals, first responders and others on assessing, evaluating and responding to domestic violence situations, provided the program and participants are not so imbalanced as to cast doubt on the judge's impartiality. (2) The judge may also participate in presenting the training, provided the panels on which the judge serves are "balanced" and the judge abides by generally applicable limitations on judicial speech and conduct, including the public comment rule.
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Texas Lawyer

Judge Fights Back After Punishment for Refusing to Marry Same-Sex Couples

"All judges have that kind of burden imposed on us," Justice Jeff Boyd said during oral arguments. "As a result of the role we play within our governmental system, we're prohibited from making money doing other things, particularly if those other things suggest some favoritism or bias."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-190

A full-time judge whose former client has discharged initial successor counsel and retained entirely new counsel may meet with the new attorneys and the former client to discuss records relating to the former representation, but must not offer legal or tactical advice.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-189

A part-time judge may participate in (1) a county or local task force formed as part of the New York State Climate Smart Communities program and (2) their municipality's strategic investment committee.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-188

May a part-time town justice maintain concurrent full-time employment with the Unified Court System in another county, as a Court Assistant?
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-187

A full-time judge (1) may serve as co-chair of the ACACIA Network, a not-for-profit social services organization, provided the judge does not serve in a court that makes referrals to the organization, but (2) may not serve on a bar association committee on corrections and community reentry on the facts presented.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Town Justice Who Is Battling Gambling Addiction Steps Down Amid Allegations of Taking Court Funds

A justice for the Moravia town and village courts since 2001, June Shepardson agreed to step down in a stipulation co-signed by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct in which she also said she would never again run for judicial office.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-186

Is a town justice disqualified from presiding over matters in which the town is represented by a law firm that employs the judge's first-degree relative as an associate?
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Nixing Amicus Brief Consent Requirement Would Spur Recusal Issues, Judge Says

"If you don't require leave of court," amici could file briefs to target the recusal of a certain judge, Ninth Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas said.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

One of Big Law's Busiest Bankruptcy Judges Is Gone. Now What?

Major cases, millions in legal fees and Houston's status as a premier destination for corporate restructuring are all at stake in the fallout of Judge David Jones' resignation.
5 minute read

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