Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Opinion 15-21

NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics

County Executive

Using Judge’s Name – Touting Public Transit System

Opinion 15-21

Background: The inquiring judge learned that the county executive wishes to mention during an upcoming state of the county address that the judge uses a county-run public transit system and the judge finds the service to be quite good. The county executive will be “touting” the system and plans to use the judge by name.

Opinion: The committee concluded that a judge need not object to the county executive’s proposal to mention, during the address, that the judge is a satisfied user of a county-run public transportation system.