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New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judge as estate administrator First-degree relative – Real property closing Opinion 17-82 Background: A full-time judge’s parent died intestate, leaving the judge and his siblings as the sole beneficiaries of a simple ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Town justice Lecture on civil enforcement – Sheriff’s association Opinion 17-81 Background: The inquiring judge asked whether it is ethically permissible as a town justice to give, in his capacity as an ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Running for political office First-degree relative – Family photograph Opinion 17-79 Background: An appellate judge, whose first-degree relative is running for election to public office, asks if he may be included in ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Third-degree relative Parole board – Housing resource – Parole board’s procedures Opinion 17-77 Background: The inquiring judge’s third-degree relative is currently incarcerated upon conviction of a felony. The relative is preparing a ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Solicitation of funds Fund-raising event – Erroneous invitation letter Opinion 17-59 Background: The inquiring judge’s college alma mater asked him to serve as an honorary co-chair of a fund-raising event. The judge ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Participation on a panel discussion General statements of information Opinion 17-57 Background: The inquiring judge asked whether he may participate on a panel discussion concerning current issues in the prosecution of computer ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics New judge Prior position as a law clerk – Supervising judge’s spouse Opinion 17-16 Background: The inquiring judge, who served as  a personally appointed law clerk to an administrative or supervising judge ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Member of a committee Improvement of judicial system Opinion 17-88 Background: The inquiring judge asked whether he may serve on a committee established by a local prosecutor to address certain legal issues ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Attorney under criminal investigation Knowledge of impropriety Opinion 17-44 Background: The justices of a local court have inferred, based on information received in the course of their official duties, that a prosecutor ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time judge Seeking non-judicial office – Notice of resignation Opinion 17-43 Background: A part-time judge is considering running for non-judicial office and would like to provide advance notice of his intended resignation date ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics First-degree relative Police adviser Opinion 17-41 Background: A judge whose first-degree relative is a law adviser to a local police department asks if he may preside in cases involving the department. The ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Newly elected full-time judge Executor – Advice to potential judicial candidates Opinion 17-33 Background:  The inquiring judge is a newly elected full-time judge who asks if he may complete his service as ...