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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | May 9, 2024
A judicial association may enter into a licensing agreement with a vendor to create and sell themed products to association members, provided such agreement is non-transferable, and the association prohibits the vendor from using the association's name in any advertising or listing the association as a customer/client.
4 minute read
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.
3 minute read
By Cedra Mayfield | May 8, 2024
"We believe that the charges against Judge Peterson were not proven, and even if they were, that the level of discipline imposed is excessive," said respondent counsel S. Lester Tate III of Akin & Tate in Cartersville.
8 minute read
By Rahool Patel | May 8, 2024
"The strength of New Jersey's attorney disciplinary system depends on attorneys like you," writes Rahool Patel.
3 minute read
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.
10 minute read
By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | May 7, 2024
The candidate sued hours ahead of a deadline to reply to a complaint that he is violating state judicial ethics rules and that he must bring his campaign ads into compliance with state rules.
4 minute read
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.
5 minute read
By Aleeza Furman | May 6, 2024
The case is the first in Pennsylvania to grapple with what a judge may or may not post on social media. At the heart of the matter is a question of where the line lies between impropriety and a judge's protected free speech.
3 minute read
By Brian Lee | May 6, 2024
"Public confidence is irretrievably lost in a judge who engages in the criminal sale of drugs, and the resulting damage to the integrity of the court system is immeasurable," said Commission Administrator and Counsel Robert Tembeckjian.
2 minute read
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.
7 minute read
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