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NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics — Full-time Judge: Opinion 13-29
By: Daily Record Staff//March 6, 2014
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics — Full-time Judge: Opinion 13-29
By: Daily Record Staff//March 6, 2014//
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Full-time Judge
Participation in Panel Discussion — Travel and Lodging Expenses
Opinion 13-29
Background: A full-time judge asked whether he may participate as a panelist at an annual conference of a not-for-profit association of legal and financial professionals involved in the structured settlement payment transfer process. The panel will consist of three judges who will discuss a topic related to structured settlement annuity transfers. The association proposes to pay for the judge’s travel and lodging expenses for two nights.
Opinion: The committee concluded that a full-time judge may accept an invitation to speak at the annual conference of a not-for-profit association of legal and financial professionals involved in the structured settlement payment transfer process. The association is permitted to pay the judge’s reasonable travel and lodging expenses.
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