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New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Retiring judge Ex parte communications Opinion 18-38 Background: The inquiring judge was assigned multiple pending cases from the caseload of another judge who recently reached the mandatory retirement age. Among these matters ...
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New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Promoting diversity Individual court rules Opinion 18-36 Background: A full-time judge asks if he may include the following language in his individual part rules: “To create opportunities for attorneys knowledgeable with the ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Disqualification: Opinion 18-85
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Disqualification Town supervisor as criminal complainant and witness – Remittal Opinion 18-85 Background: The inquiring judge asks whether he may preside over a criminal matter involving the town highway superintendent where the ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time judge: Opinion 18-81
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time judge Assigned counsel program – Improving delivery of legal services to indigent clients Opinion 18-81 Background: A part-time judge who assigns attorneys from the county’s assigned counsel program to cases in ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Town justice: Opinion 18-80
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Town justice Former partnership – Deputy town attorney Opinion 18-80 Background: The inquiring judge asks if any ethical conflicts will arise when the deputy town attorney appears before him or another judge ...
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New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judge’s spouse Not-for-profit legal services firm Opinion 18-33 Background: The inquiring judge asks whether he may preside over matters involving attorneys who work for the same not-for-profit legal services firm as the ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time attorney: Opinion 18-75
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time attorney Secretary office manager – Part-time secretary Public Defender’s office Opinion 18-75 Background: A part-time attorney judge shares office space with the owner of an abstract company who performs administrative tasks ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – First-degree relative: Opinion 18-30
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics First-degree relative Part-time sheriff’s dispatcher Opinion 18-30 Background: The inquiring town justice’s first-degree relative seeks part-time employment with the local sheriff’s dispatching unit. The sheriff’s department and the New York State Police ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Attorney misconduct: Opinion 18-24
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Attorney misconduct Admission to pro forma allegations Opinion 18-24 Background: The inquiring judge asks if he must report an attorney who was the defendant in an uncontested action for annulment based on ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Attorney perjury: Opinion 18-29
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Attorney perjury Affirmation – Judge’s obligation Opinion 18-29 Background: A full-time judge asks about his obligations arising from an affirmation filed by an attorney under penalty of perjury, which contains numerous factual ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Second-degree relative: Opinion 18-27
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Second-degree relative Insulation – First deputy district attorney Opinion 18-27 Background: The inquiring administrative judge supervises a judge whose second-degree relative is senior supervisory member of the District Attorney’s staff. The District ...
Read More »Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Commercially produced television programs: Opinion 17-163/18-03/18-21
Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Commercially produced television programs Participation – Full-time judge Joint Opinion 17-163/18-03/18-21 Background: Three full-time judges inquire into whether it is ethically permissible to participate in commercially produced television programs. Opinion: The Commission concluded that a ...
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