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National Law Journal

Biden Rolls Out Lofty Plans to 'Reform' Supreme Court

The president's proposal calls for term limits for justices, a binding ethics code and a constitutional amendment to overturn the court's recent ruling on presidential immunity.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-203

A full-time court attorney-referee would like to return to the practice of law after retiring from the Unified Court System and asks if there are any judicial ethics impediments to doing so. The referee also asks about appearing before certain judges and receiving court appointments.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-202

A full-time court attorney-referee asks if it is ethically permissible to purchase a home at a court-conducted auction or in an online auction, in a county different from the one where the referee works.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-201

A part-time judge who serves as part-time counsel to a county legislature, representing the entire legislative body, may not ordinarily attend or participate in any caucus meetings. However, the judge may enter such meetings on an issue-by-issue basis to provide a legal opinion on a legal or procedural issue, provided the judge's activities are clearly identifiable as those of an attorney representing a client and not as partisan political activity.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

'Issues That Have to Be Addressed': New Study Finds Flaws in Reporting Federal Judicial Sexual Misconduct

"Chambers is a very private space," retired U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin said. "Each judge has five or six employees in their own private space, and there's no one supervising a judge. They are on their own. It's hard to take on such a person."
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Admits to Calling Respondent, But Wants Ethics Complaints Dismissed

"It is well settled that Judges shall respect and comply with the law, but this principle does not demand perfection in judicial discernment and application of the law," read Judge Shermela Williams' response to judicial misconduct charges filed against her.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-200

The Chief Judge may, as the chief judicial officer of the Unified Court System, represent the judiciary's interests by accepting an invitation to speak at a legislative conference sponsored by a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity, at a specific session focused on the judiciary's operational needs and/or experience with respect to developing technologies. The judge may not otherwise attend or participate in the legislative conference.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Federal Bankruptcy Judge's 'Vilifying' Novels Raise Questions Over Impartiality

Judge Stacey Jernigan claims the "bombastic" hedge fund managers in her books are pure fiction, but ethics experts argue they violate her responsibility to appear impartial.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-159

A judge may not stand for election to or serve on a local school board notwithstanding their child's attendance at a local public high school. The judge may attend and participate in school board meetings as the parent of a current student.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

State Judicial Group: Central NY Judge Should Be Removed After Asserting Influence to Police at Chaotic Party

The commission's cumulative decision said Oneida County Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall engaged in "a racially offensive, profane, prolonged public diatribe outside a high school graduation party."
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