NY Daily Record Since 1908
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Family court Prior employment – Contract attorney – Supervisory role Opinion 19-15(amended) Background: A new Family Court judge formerly contracted with the local Department of Social Services to provide legal services. The ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Participation in legislative program: Opinion 19-14
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Participation in legislative program Anti-bullying initiative Opinion 19-14 Background: A full-time judge asks if he may participate in a program involving legislators and a school and/or school district to develop an anti-bullying ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time judge: Opinion 19-38
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time judge Fire investigator Opinion 19-38 Background: The part-time judge is a retired law enforcement officer with decades of experience in the sheriff’s office and fire department. He is trained as a ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Co-judge not available: Opinion 19-46
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Co-judge not available Town justice – Ministerial tasks – Conflict checks Opinion 19-46 Background: The inquiring town justice presides in a two-judge court, but his co-judge cannot handle any case for the ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Disqualification: Opinion 19-39
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Disqualification Judge as potential witness – Prior conflict Opinion 19-39 Background: A judge asks if disqualification is ethically required when, after a non-jury trial, a plaintiff sought relief under the Debtor and ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Full-time judge: Opinion 19-36
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Full-time judge Board of directors – Credit union – Appearance at adversarial proceedings Opinion 19-36 Background: The inquiring judge asks if he may, upon assuming full-time judicial office, continue to serve on ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Judge’s personal attorney: Opinion 19-27
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judge’s personal attorney Fact witness – Disqualification Opinion 19-27 Background: A judge asks about his obligations on learning that an attorney from the law firm currently representing the judge on a personal ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Governor’s clemency office: Opinion 19-21
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Governor’s clemency office Inmate’s eligibility – Judicial obligation Opinion 19-21 Background: A full-time judge of a court with appellate jurisdiction asks if he may, on becoming aware of an eligible inmate take steps to ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Town justice: Opinion 19-05
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Town justice Court attorney – Multi-part county court Opinion 19-05 Background: The inquiring town justice serves as a full-time court attorney to a multi-bench county court judge in the same county. The ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Improvisational comedy class: Opinion 19-09
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Improvisational comedy class Graduation performance – For-profit entity – Non-profit show Opinion 19-09 Background: A full-time judge asks if he may take a multi-week class on improvisational comedy and perform in a ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Town justice: Opinion 18-151
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Town justice Chair of volunteer fire department Opinion 18-151 Background: The part-time town justice asks if it is ethically permissible to serve as a chair of the membership committee of the town’s ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time judge: Opinion 19-24
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time judge In-kind charitable donation – Office space Opinion 19-24 Background: The inquiring part-time judge asks whether he may donate office space, in a building the judge owns, to a not-for-profit charitable ...
Read More »