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NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Response to Public Criticism of a Judge: Opinion 15-100
By: Daily Record Staff//March 24, 2016
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Response to Public Criticism of a Judge: Opinion 15-100
By: Daily Record Staff//March 24, 2016//
Listen to this articleNew York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics
Response to Public Criticism of a Judge
Opinion 15-100
Background: The inquiring judge asked whether a judicial association may publically respond to a newspaper article which sets forth a local attorney’s criticism of another judge. The attorney criticized the judge for including statements about a juror in the judge’s recent written decision.
Opinion: The Committee concluded that a judicial association may respond to public criticism of a judge for making statements about a juror in a written decision, provided that the response does not involve comment on a pending or impending proceeding.
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