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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-36

On the facts presented, a judge may not accept a practicing attorney as a volunteer in chambers, where that attorney is currently a judicial candidate seeking election to judicial office.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-35

A judge who determines there is a substantial likelihood that an attorney failed to maintain client funds in an escrow account must report the conduct to a disciplinary authority.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-34

A supervising judge may further judicial education by (1) distributing a scholarly outline concerning counsel fees in a specialized civil practice area to the jurists under his/her supervision, and (2) hosting a "lunch and learn" program for judges and court personnel which presents outside speakers, provided the overall program is balanced and impartial.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-33

Where a full-time judge's former client has contacted the judge to complain about the successor attorney, the judge may suggest the former client retain new counsel, but should not otherwise provide legal advice or assistance.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

York County Judge Suspended Following Federal Indictment of Wire, Mail Fraud

Judge Steven Stambaugh's suspension comes after 31 charges were filed against him in the Pennsylvania Middle District Court.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Support Proposed Rule Requiring Court's Approval to File Amicus Briefs

Judge Sidney Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said allowing an amicus brief to be filed based only on consent of the parties leads to recusal problems if the brief presents an ethical conflict for a judge.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Too Slow? Judge Investigated After Cases Drag On for Years

The judge's "conduct ... amounts to willful misconduct in office; a willful and persistent failure to perform the duties of office," according to the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia charging document.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-243

(1) A judge who receives reliable information indicating a substantial likelihood that his/her co-judge has used a seemingly unaffiliated attorney to represent clients on certain cases that originated in their court, and arranged for those cases to be assigned to himself/herself, must report the co-judge to the Commission on Judicial Conduct. (2) If the judge further concludes, based on the information already known to him/her, that this seemingly unaffiliated attorney is an associate of the co-judge or is otherwise undertaking eviction work on behalf of the co-judge, the inquiring judge cannot accept eviction papers filed by that attorney. (3) The judge should consider whether he/she has received information indicating a substantial likelihood that the seemingly unaffiliated attorney has committed a substantial violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct; if so, the judge must take appropriate action.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Judges Say Social Media and Political Polarization Puts Them in Danger

A panel of federal and state judges at Relativity Fest 2024 discussed how social media has resulted in a spike in harassment and threats against judges and their families. They called on lawyers and bar associations to help.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Inappropriate' TikTok Posts Net Bergen County Judge 3-Month Suspension Without Pay

The judge "realizes and acknowledges that he should have ... given his conduct and their potential impact more thought."
3 minute read

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