Digest: A judge may speak at a victim impact panel in a jurisdiction other than that where the judge presides, but when the program is conducted online as a remote or virtual program, the judge must (1) advise the agency that the judge’s presentation is solely for program participants and must not be made available to a broader audience and (2) direct the agency to prohibit recording or distribution of the judge’s presentation by attendees.
Rules: 22 NYCRR 100.1; 100.2; 100.2(A); 100.2(C); 100.4(A)(1)-(3); 100.4(B); Opinion 13-79.
