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New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time attorney Municipal attorney – No prosecutorial role Opinion 19-02 Background: A part-time justice asks if he may serve as attorney of record to other villages and towns inside and outside his ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Discovery Judge communicating to governmental agencies – Emailing motion papers Opinion 19-03 Background: A housing court judge asks if he may, with the parties’ consent, expedite the proceeding by emailing governmental agencies ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Misconduct Reporting obligation – Non-attorney, non-judge Opinion 19-10  Background: The inquiring judge asks whether he has an ethical obligation to report his former housekeeper who has disclosed an ongoing medical fraud to ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Full-time judge Participation in steering committee – Educational conference Opinion 17-151 Background: A full-time judge asks if he may join a steering committee for the New York State Adult Abuse Training Institute, ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Former contract attorney with government agency Supervisory role – Disqualification – Opinion 19-15 Background: A new family court judge formerly contracted with the local department of social services to provide legal services. ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part 36 appointment Prior representation – First-degree relative Opinion 19-11 Background: The inquiring judge asks whether he may appoint an otherwise eligible attorney, who had previously represented his first-degree relative, to a ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Ex parte communication Other judges – Tribal judge Opinion 19-08 Background: The inquiring judge asks to consult ex parte with his former mentor, who is fully retired from the Unified Court System ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judicial association Views on funding increases – Commission on Judicial Conduct Opinion 18-185 Background: A full-time judge who is an officer of a judicial association asks if the association and its member ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Town merger Serve on committee – Legal review Opinion 18-183 Background: A town justice asks if he may, at the town supervisor’s request, serve on a committee to examine and review laws ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time judge Code enforcement – Spouse on zoning board of appeals Opinion 18-181 Background: A part-time village justice’s spouse has been appointed to the village zoning board of appeals. The judge presides ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Attorney misconduct Failure to make certain disclosures Opinion 18-170 Background: The inquiring judge states that the district attorney’s office has not made certain disclosures to defense counsel about financial and other alleged ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judicial conduct on the bench Pulling a gun on a defendant – One-time incident Opinion 18-165 Background: A supervising judge has become aware of another judge’s public admission that he pointed a ...