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New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Rental income Extra-judicial activity and reporting Opinion 21-98 Background: A full-time judge asks whether two streams of rental income resulting from extra-judicial activity must be reported to the chief clerk of the ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Recusal Scope: Opinion 21-97
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Recusal Scope – Legal question Opinion 21-97 Background: The inquiring judge has decided to recuse on a matter involving a particular attorney. The judge asks if it is permissible to recuse citing ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Attending a conference as a guest: Opinion 21-95
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Attending a conference as a guest No inference of influence Opinion 21-95 Background: The inquiring judge asks whether he may attend, as a guest of his spouse, a multi-day annual conference, located ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time attorney judge: Opinion 21-94
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time attorney judge Part-time prosecutor Opinion 21-94 Background: The inquiring part-time attorney judge asks if he may serve as a part-time prosecutor in a neighboring county. Opinion: The Committee concluded that employment ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Chief town constable: Opinion 21-93
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Chief town constable Court security – Prosecute violations of town ordinances Opinion 21-93 Background: The inquiring town justice asks if he may allow the town’s chief constable to provide court security in ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Close personal relationship to attorney: Opinion 21-92
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Close personal relationship to attorney Attorney’s colleagues at firm Opinion 21-92 Background: The inquiring judge asks about his obligations in matters involving the law firm colleagues of an attorney with whom he ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Administration of justice: Opinion 21-91
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Administration of justice Advocacy – Contacting legislators Opinion 21-91 Background: The inquiring judge asks whether he may contact his legislator in order to ascertain what steps are necessary to initiate legislation in ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Political activity: Opinion 21-90
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Political activity Improvement of law – Electronic arraignments Opinion 21-90 Background: The inquiring town justice asks if he may either individually or together with a county magistrates’ association, lobby the state legislature ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Survey response: Opinion 21-89
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Survey response Social services agency – Moratorium on evictions Opinion 21-89 Background: The inquiring judge asks if it is ethically permissible to respond to a survey from a county department of social ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time attorney judge: Opinion 21-88
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time attorney judge Not-for-profit organization – Raffle tickets – Pro bono representation Opinion 21-88 Background: The inquiring judge asks about two aspects of his involvement with a not-for-profit charitable or civic entity ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Full-time judge: Opinion 21-87
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Full-time judge Former client – Uncontested divorce package Opinion 21-87 Background: The inquiring judge asks if he may prepare an uncontested divorce package for a former client for whom he had previously ...
Read More »NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Reported attorney to grievance committee: Opinion 21-86
New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Reported attorney to grievance committee Governmental law office – Judge-shopping Opinion 21-86 Background: The inquiring part-time judge filed a grievance against an attorney in a governmental law office. Shortly after the disciplinary ...
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