Judicial Ethics Opinions

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-115

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 8, 2024

    A part-time town justice may not remain "of counsel" to the law firm that represents the town planning board.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-114

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 7, 2024

    (1) A full-time judge may not serve as an officer or director of a not-for-profit community group organized to oppose a municipality's proposed changes to a public park by litigation and other means, and may not engage in community outreach or fund-raising on behalf of the group. However, the judge may make charitable donations to the group and may engage in certain public advocacy activities on the judge's own behalf where the judge has a clear and direct personal interest at stake.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-113

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 6, 2024

    Where a judge concludes that there is a substantial likelihood that an attorney made biased and harassing comments to court personnel and opposing counsel during a court appearance but outside the judge's presence, the judge must report this conduct to the appropriate attorney grievance committee.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-112

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 5, 2024

    (1) A full-time judge seeking a post-judicial retirement professorship at a private law school may participate in the application process by submitting a research agenda, giving a "job talk" presentation, and interviewing with different segments of the law school community, subject to generally applicable limitations on judicial speech and conduct.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-109

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 25, 2024

    May a part-time judge serve as special counsel for the County Attorney's office, a position which includes no criminal prosecutorial duties and which would be insulated from all matters involving the district attorney, public defender, conflict defender, and county sheriff in the judge's own county? Must the judge seek advance written approval for dual employment pursuant to 22 NYCRR 50.3?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-108

    By Committee on Judicial Ethic | April 24, 2024

    A judge may not accept an award prominently sponsored by a commercial entity, even where the award is unannounced and ancillary to a fund-raising event for a not-for-profit organization. However, nothing in the rules precludes the judge from attending the underlying fund-raiser.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-107

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 23, 2024

    (1) A judge who previously served as General Counsel to the District Attorney is disqualified from presiding over any matter that the judge knows he/she was personally involved in or supervised in any way as an attorney, even minimally.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-106

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 22, 2024

    May a full-time judge participate as a presenter or panel member at a public high school's Global Citizenship Day, a non-fundraising event?

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-105

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 21, 2024

    A judge may be honored at a non-fund-raising event held by a not-for-profit organization, even where the entity will recognize the judge for prior assistance in fund-raising before the judge assumed judicial office.

  • New York Law Journal

    Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-104

    By Committee on Judicial Ethics | April 18, 2024

    A Surrogate's Court judge is not required to remove a Public Administrator who has served for many years if an associate in the Public Administrator's law firm marries the child of a New York State judge.

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