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New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Board of directors Not-for-profit entity – Affiliated with not-for-profit hospitals Opinion 20-45 Background: The inquiring full-time judge asks if he may serve on the board of directors of a not-for-profit entity that ...
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New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Former head of DSS Supervisory role – Disqualification Opinion 20-43 Background: The inquiring full-time judge previously headed the legal department at the department of social services, but did not head the agency ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Former law partners: Opinion 20-40
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Former law partners Court attorney’s prior law firm – Prior clients Opinion 20-40 Background: The inquiring judge seeks guidance on his obligations involving his former law partner, his court attorney’s former law ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Magistrate’s association: Opinion 20-38
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Magistrate’s association Discussing pending matters – Email communication Opinion 20-38 Background: The inquiring judge asks if he may discuss pending and impending matters at a magistrate’s association meeting when court clerks are ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – First-degree relative pending employment: Opinion 20-36
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics First-degree relative pending employment Pending decision with law firm Opinion 20-36 Background: The inquiring judge completed a small claims hearing in which only one party retained counsel. Coincidentally, after the hearing, the ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Walk for justice: Opinion 20-92/20-93
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Walk for justice Pending criminal charges – Extra judicial activities Opinion 20-92/20-93 Background: Two judges ask if they may participate in an informal “walk for justice” organized by a bar association in ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Disciplinary complaint: Opinion 20-34/20-35
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Disciplinary complaint Attorney’s paralegal is the complainant – Disqualification obligations Opinion 20-34/20-35 Background: A local attorney’s paralegal/secretary filed a disciplinary complaint against the inquiring judge concerning allegedly improper campaign conduct. The allegations ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time judge: Opinion 20-30
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time judge Concurrently employed – Business agent – Advocacy Opinion 20-30 Background: A full-time business agent for a correction officers’ union has become a part-time judge. His role as a business agent ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – First-degree relative represented: Opinion 20-30
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics First-degree relative represented Part-time public defenders Opinion 20-30 Background: Two part-time private attorneys represent the judge’s first-degree relative in a civil matter. The attorneys also concurrently serve as the public defender and ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Judicial censure: Opinion 20-22
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judicial censure Disqualification – Undisputed facts Opinion 20-22 Background: The inquiring judge was involved in a disciplinary proceeding before the Commission on Judicial Conduct, as a result of a complaint filed by ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Court clerk misconduct: Opinion 20-15
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Court clerk misconduct Report to court administrators Opinion 20-15 Background: The inquiring judge issued a default judgment in a matter after a litigant repeatedly failed to appear. The judge subsequently learned that ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Former law partner: Opinion 20-07
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Former law partner Unpaid fees – Employed by department of social services Opinion 20-07 Background: The inquiring judge dissolved a legal partnership that he held with another attorney more than two years ...
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