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New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judge Partnering with Not-For-Profit Domestic Violence Advocacy Program Opinion 16-02 Background: A judge presiding in cases of domestic violence allegations asks if he may permit the court to partner with not-for-profit entities ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Ex parte Communication Request Discovery Material before trial Opinion 15-232 Background: A judge how will be presiding over the trial stage of a criminal case asks if he may request from the ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Disqualified Judge Un-conflicted Law Clerk – Conference Cases Opinion 15-208 Background: A judge who is disqualified from certain cases due to his former legal practice asks if he may permit his personally ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Disqualification Judge’s Child Candidacy for Elected Office – Judge’s Child’s Opponent Opinion 15-206 Background: The inquiring judge’s child intends to seek elective judicial office. The judge asks whether, once the judge’s child ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Ex Parte Communications Elected Officials on Behalf of Constituents Opinion 15-178 Background: An administrative or supervising judge states elected officials often write to Housing Court judges ex parte on behalf of their ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Not-for-profit Board Member Traffic Safety Education – Judicial Referrals of Defendants Opinion 15-190 Background: A part-time judge asked if he may serve without compensation on the board of directors for a not-for-profit ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Disqualification Judge’s Grandchild’s Parent’s Attorney – Unpaid Legal Fees Opinion 16-66 Background: The inquiring judge has been disqualifying himself from hearing cases involving an attorney who previously represented the judge’s grandchild’s parent. ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Assigned Counsel Guidelines – Unethical Conduct Opinion 16-68 Background: An administrative or supervising judge asks about the propriety of following the Criteria and Procedures for Determining Financial Eligibility for Assignment of Counsel ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Ongoing Restitution Payments to Judge Disqualification and Disclosure Opinion 15-169 Background: The inquiring judge is a crime victim. He is receiving court-ordered restitution from another individual, process and paid through a third-party ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Appearance of Impropriety Submission of Internal Case Summaries for Publication Opinion 15-165 Background: A part-time judge states that his court clerks prepare case summaries for each matter that comes before the court, ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics First-degree Relative Director of Probation Department Opinion 16-67 Background: The inquiring judge’s first-degree relative heads a local probation department. Its officers appear before the judge to report on a litigant’s background, current ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judge Named as a Defendant Obligations of Presiding Judge Opinion 16-54 Background: A full-time judge is presiding over a civil racketeering case brought by a pro se plaintiff. Among the numerous named ...