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New York Law Journal

Mayor's Advisory Committee To Hold Hearing on Fitness of Judicial Candidates

The public hearing, scheduled for December 17, is for receiving information regarding Mayor Eric Adams 's nominees for Criminal and Interim Civil Court judges.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-75

A judge whose first-degree relative is the county executive is disqualified in neglect proceedings where the county or its department of social services is a named party. Disqualification on this basis is subject to remittal.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-74

A judge need not take any action with respect to a letter from an inmate accusing correctional officers of abuse. It is within the judge’s sole discretion to report, or not report, the allegations to any authorities as the judge deems appropriate under the circumstances.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-73

Where a judge concludes that there is a substantial likelihood that an attorney made racist and sexist remarks in connection with a matter before the judge, the judge must take appropriate action. On the facts presented, the judge has full discretion to determine what action is appropriate under the circumstances.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Reported Refusal to Officiate Gay Wedding Prompts Review by NY Judicial Misconduct Watchdog

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined a procession of state and local officials criticizing Syracuse City Court Judge Felicia Pitts Davis, who reportedly declined to marry two women after she officiated the wedding of a heterosexual couple on Nov. 16, according to reporting by the Syracuse Post Standard.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Judicial Watchdog: Westchester County Trial Court Judge Tried to Interfere in Divorce Case on Behalf of Friend's Law Firm

State Supreme Court Justice Lewis Lubell of Westchester County agreed to be admonished for trying to have a court attorney removed from a matrimonial case to serve the interest of his friend, Mitchell Lieberman, a founding partner in Lieberman & Lieberman, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct said in a 10-0 decision.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-72

(1) When a court interpreter is needed for an off-hours arraignment and the judge determines that an interpreter approved by the Unified Court System is unavailable, it is ethically permissible for the judge to use an independent third-party interpreting service with the consent of the parties or their counsel. If the service requires use of a paid account which is not paid for by the Unified Court System or the municipality, the accountholder’s identity should be disclosed on the record. (2) The use and selection of any interpreting service raises primarily legal or administrative issues beyond our purview to address.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-71

A judge may not contact state legislators regarding funding for the judge’s alma mater.
1 minute read

Law.com

Ethics Charges Filed Against Judge Accused of Helping Defendant Escape ICE Detention

After federal felony charges against Newton District Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph were dismissed, she referred herself to the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct, where she now faces formal ethics charges.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-70

A full-time judge may not accept an invitation from the judge’s spouse to discuss legal issues arising in the judge’s court at a “lunch and learn” meeting sponsored by the spouse’s for-profit employer.
5 minute read

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