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New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Legal question Judge’s authority – New steps or procedures 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 ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judicial candidacy Candidate questionnaire – Window period Opinion 17-28 Background: A judge, during his window period for election, asks if he may answer the New York State Right to Life Committee’s judicial ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judicial candidacy Sponsorships – Purchasing advertisements Joint opinion 18-121/18-122/18-123 Background: Three judicial candidates ask about purchasing advertisements in the form of sponsorships for informal outdoor gatherings, such as picnics or cookouts. Each ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Full-time judge Guardianship – Family member Opinion 18-160 Background: A full-time judge asks if he may seek a court appointment to serve as an uncompensated guardian for his ailing parent under the ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Allegations of misconduct Actual knowledge – Duty to investigate Opinion 18-136 Background: The mayor told the inquiring village justices a court officer was notifying federal immigration officers when suspected undocumented defendants will ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Interview for book Former jury – Cases still pending Opinion 18-134 Background: The inquiring judge presided over a lengthy joint trial. One case is completely resolved, while the other has open Surrogate’s ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Accepting prize Raffle ticket Opinion 18-133 Background: A full-time judge purchased multiple raffle tickets to support a charitable cause at an event hosted by the local probation department, an agency which regularly ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Judicial speech Legislative inquiry – Recommendations on prison system Opinion 18-132 Background: A county legislature asked a not-for-profit entity to help develop solutions to reduce the number of inmates incarcerated locally and ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time judge Appointment as guardian – Part 36 Opinion-130 Background: The inquiring full-time judge appointed a part-time attorney-judge to serve as guardian for property management only for an alleged incapacitated person under ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Interview Exclusive blog post – Private law firm Opinion 18-126 Background: A full-time judge who participated in an interview with an active bar association member recently learned that the interview was posted ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Legal advice Discussions with counsel – Relative’s request Opinion 18-120 Background: the inquiring full-time judge’s adult second-degree relatives have been sued civilly and are under investigation criminally. They retained counsel recommended by ...

New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Public commentary on pending matter Factual inquiry – Child custody and neglect matter Opinion 18-115 Background: The inquiring judge asks about a post-judgment matrimonial case pending before him. An attorney who represented ...