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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-62

Where a judge's association with his/her former law firm ended less than two years ago, the judge must disqualify in a matter involving a current client of the judge's former law firm, even if the party has not appeared in the matter. This disqualification is subject to remittal.
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The Recorder

Advisory Opinion Offers 'Road Map' for Judges Defending Against Campaign Attacks

The Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions offered a broad endorsement for judges defending themselves publicly when coming under political attack for their actions on the bench.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-61

(1) A judge who previously served as bureau chief in a district attorney’s office is disqualified from all matters pending in the bureau during the judge’s tenure as chief. (2) If the judge is unsure whether a case was pending in the judge’s bureau during his/her tenure as bureau chief, the judge should make a limited inquiry of the parties.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Social Media Policy for Judges Provides Guidance in a Changing World

The Code of Judicial Conduct is a basic document which should be emblazoned in the mind of every judge.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-60

A judge who is not in his/her window period for election or re-election to judicial office may not attend an otherwise impermissible legislative caucus weekend, even as a volunteer chaperone for students.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-59

A part-time attorney judge who presides in a town court may represent a court officer assigned to a city court in the same county.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-57

A judge may invite attorneys to his/her wedding, provided that the attorneys are not on trial before the judge at the time of the event. The judge may also invite members of law enforcement to the wedding. For two years after the wedding, the judge must disclose when a wedding guest appears in the judge’s court.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-56

A judge is not disqualified from presiding in matters involving a large, regulated utility, merely because the company employs the judge's court attorney's spouse as a supervisory attorney in a specialized division.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-55

A judge may not accept a leadership position with an Exploring Post that is to be administered and mentored by the local sheriff's office.
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Daily Report Online

Judge Admits to Judicial Misconduct as Charged, but Denies Willful Misconduct

Respondent counsel for Chatham County Probate Judge Thomas C. Bordeaux Jr. disagreed the jurist's conduct "amount[ed] to willful misconduct in office; a willful and persistent failure to perform the duties of office; and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice which brings the judicial office into disrepute."
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