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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-140

A part-time judge may serve as a volunteer ombudsman under the New York State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, but must disqualify in any case involving the program or its participants.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Domestic Violence Disputes, the Justice System Is Failing Pet Owners

I've seen assault, stalking, and harassment cases where a beloved pet is used as leverage, and prosecutors, in my experience, have been uninterested in getting involved. Even worse, judges on civil pet custody disputes are too often ill-equipped to handle the impacts of domestic violence.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Who Gets the Last Word?: Judicial Deference and Agency Determinations

Plainly, the New Jersey Supreme Court applied inconsistent standards of review on essentially the exact same issue. Worse yet, the court doesn't seem to be aware that it has apparently shifted from a strict review to an essentially hands-off position.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-139

Where a judge is aware that their third-degree relative (a niece, nephew, aunt, or uncle) has consulted with and/or retained an attorney in a matrimonial matter, may the judge preside in unrelated cases where the relative's attorney represents other clients? Is disclosure necessary?
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-138

A judge may attend the wedding of an attorney who regularly appears in the judge's court, provided the attorney is not on trial before the judge at the time of the event. For two years thereafter, the judge must disclose his/her attendance as a wedding guest when the attorney appears in the judge's court.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Motion to Dismiss Denied: Judge's Ethics Probe to Resume in September

"[T]he order denying Judge Peterson's motion to dismiss is not 'of such importance to the case that immediate review should be had,'" read an order by the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-137

A judge may not permit the court clerk to compile information for the sheriff's office about defendants who have missed court appearances, but may permit sheriff's office personnel to access court records in the same manner as other members of the public in accordance with applicable law.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Faces Discipline Over Alleged Loose Lips, Being Too Chummy With Cops

The judge told a defendant that a police officer who had issued a summons to the defendant "is a buddy of mine, a great guy," New Jersey's Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct said.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judge Reprimanded for Inefficiency: Public Discipline for San Antonio Jurist

Judge John Longoria, the local administrative judge for Bexar County Courts at Law, reported the jurist to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 22-136

A part-time town justice may not simultaneously be employed part-time as a community school liaison with the county sheriff's office.
5 minute read

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