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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 ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Co-judge’s former law partners and associates No bar for appearing before co-judge Opinion 19-23 Background: The inquiring judge advises that a co-judge’s former partners or associates may appear before him in his ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Attorney Spouse Government law office – Co-judge’s spouse Opinion 19-13 Background: A full-time judge and part-time judge in the same city court ask whether they may preside in cases involving certain attorneys ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Town justice County court law clerk – Insulation Opinion 19-12 Background: The inquiring part-time town justice also serves concurrently as a full-time principal law clerk to a county court judge, and is ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time judge Full-time secretary to superior court judge – Disqualification Opinion 19-16 Background: A part-time town justice is also a full-time secretary to a superior court judge in the same county. The ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Shareholder of business entity Officer and/or founder – Full-time judge Opinion 18-169 Background: A full-time judge asks if he may, together with two friends, form and serve as an officer and minority ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time justice Trail maintenance worker Opinion 19-07 Background: A part-time justice asks if he may concurrently work for the town as a part-time community trail maintenance worker. The position is not currently ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time lawyer judge Legal services to medical marijuana corporation Opinion 18-163 Background: A part-time lawyer judge, with a background in regulatory matters, federal law enforcement and litigation, asks if he may accept ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Fund-raiser Disqualification obligations during election campaign Opinion 18-35 Background: A judge who is within his window period for reelection would like to attend a political party fund-raiser where the ticket price $2,000 ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Re-election window Shared expenses – Event with non-judicial candidates Opinion 18-167 Background: A full-time judge who is within his window period for re-election asks if he may pay a share of the ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics New procedure for traffic infraction Question of law Opinion 18-73 Background: An officer of a magistrate’s association asks if town and village justices may send an informational form letter to defendant motorists ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Court clerk social relationship with protected party Criminal matter – Part-time judge’s former relationship with defendant’s parents Opinion 18-173 Background: A part-time lawyer judge asks if he may preside in a criminal ...