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Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Opinion 15-20
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-Time Judge Employment with Law Enforcement Functions Opinion 15-20 Background: A part-time town justice asks if he may accept employment as the County Emergency Medical Services coordinator in the county where the judge presides. He would be responsible for planning, promoting and implementing county emergency medical services and for […]
Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Opinion 15-07
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time Judge – Public Service Snow Removal – Aiding Law Enforcement Opinion 15-07 Background: The inquiring part-time judge has cleared snow from the driveway of a now-abandoned commercial property near his home without compensation for several years as a courtesy. Members of the public, as well as law enforcement, […]
Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Opinion 14-157
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time Judge Non-governmental Association as Client Opinion 14-157 Background: The inquiring part-time judge also serves as counsel to a particular non-governmental association whose members are elected and appointed municipal officials and employees. In this capacity, the judge has no attorney/client relationship with any of those attorneys. The associ[...]
Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Opinion 15-123
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics Part-time Judge Participation in Advisory Committee Opinion 15-123 Background: A town justice asked if he may join a county government agency’s advisory committee on services for senior citizens. The goals of the committee include informing the county on programs and services for the elderly, suggesting improvements, and aiding to […]
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge – Legal Aid Employment – Disruption of Court Operations Opinion 14-136 Background: The inquiring pat-time judge asks whether he may accept employment as a staff attorney with Legal Aid in the same county where he presides, working exclusively on foreclosure matters that will be […]
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge – Volunteer – Fallen Police Officers Opinion 14-77 Background: The inquiring part-time judge frequently presides in criminal cases. He asks whether he may volunteer for a not-for-profit organization devoted to honoring fallen police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel around the nation. He former[...]
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge – Same Office Building as Prosecutor Opinion 14-91 Background: The inquiring part-time judge states that he rents office space in the same building as the local prosecutor whose cases constitute approximately one-third of the judge’s overall judicial caseload. Moreover, the judge was previously an […]
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge – High-level Government Official – Program Management Opinion 14-66 Background: A part-time judge is also employed as a full-time, high-level employee of the county government, who serves at the pleasure of the county executive. He asks if he may continue to perform certain job […]
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge – Part-time Village Attorney – Partner as Village Prosecutor Opinion 14-53 Background: A part-time town judge, who is also employed as a village attorney, asks if it is ethically permissible for a partner in his private law firm to serve as the village prosecutor in […]
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge – Subcontractor – Relationship with Another Company Opinion 14-98 Background: A part-time judge wishes to enter into a subcontracting relationship with a private company to provide security services. The company works another company whose counsel will review and approve the contracts under which the first [&h[...]
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge – Investigator for the County
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge – Investigator for the County Opinion 14-44 Background: The inquiring judge asked if it was ethically permissible for him to hold concurrent positions as an investigator for the county Department of Social Services and as a town justice within the county. Opinion: The committee […]
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge – Bank’s Advisory Board – Customer Promotion
NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Part-time Judge – Bank’s Advisory Board – Customer Promotion Opinion 13-165 Background: The inquiring part-time judge serves on the advisory board of a local bank. The bank is offering a promotion for new customers wherein the customer will receive $100 if referred by a member of the […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Negligent performance: Rosenthal v. Syracuse University, et al.
- Second Circuit – Visual Artists Rights Act: Kerson v. Vermont Law School Inc.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Former foreclosure referee: Opinion 22-157
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – College honorarium: Opinion 22-156
- Second Circuit – Reasonable accommodation: Tafolla v. Heilig
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Primisch v. Peroxychem LLC
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Judicial candidacy: Opinion 22-155
- Fourth Department – Defamation: Lavine v. Glavin
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Law clerk: Opinion 22-154
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
Law News
- Appeals court upholds conviction
- Federal lawsuit reinstated against jail officer over strip search, delayed release
- Hyzon to pay $25M penalty to settle alleged fraud charges by SEC
- NY appeals court reinstates lawsuit over contract to remove snow
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
- Fourth Department affirms decision in NY property dispute
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
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