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New York issues Ethics Opinion on Judges Writing an Editorial Opinion Piece Involving an Elected Federal Official

by Nicole Vila in judicial canons. Posted November 2, 2020

On June 18, New York’s Committee on Judicial Ethics published Opinion 20-90, which states that “[a] judge may not oppose an elected federal official or candidate for non-judicial public office in an editorial opinion piece.”

Judges Responding to Criticism: An Amendment to the California Code of Judicial Ethics

by Camila Rivero-Fernandez in judicial ethics. Posted July 10, 2020

A recent amendment to the California Code of Judicial Ethics paves the way for a judge, who is running for reelection or defending a recall campaign, to respond to criticism about his or her decisions. Judges

New Guidelines Address Federal Judges’ Affiliation with Liberal and Conservative Societies

by Tesneem Shraiteh in judicial ethics. Posted March 31, 2020

An ethics opinion drafted by the Committee on Codes of Conduct of the U.S. Judicial Conference in January 2020 states that federal judges should refrain from becoming formally affiliated—either through membership or leadership roles—with the conservative Federalist Society and the liberal American Constitution Society. Societies

[…] of a non-binding advisory opinion, as has been the case with other jurisdictions such as, Florida, San Francisco, and Delaware, it is important to note that Ohio went a step further and amended its rule regarding […]

Remote Lawyering: New Jersey and Ohio On Board - Legal Ethics Advisor on Remote Work: San Francisco Bar Association Advice in Ethics Opinion 2021-1
Not all jurisdictions have adopted the Model Rule version of the choice of law rule; seems like there might be a different result in at least some of those states. See, e.g., NY RPC 8.5(b)(2)(i) ("If the lawyer is licensed to practice only in this state, the rules to be applied shall be the rules of this state").

Art Lachman on ABA Opinion 499 Green Lights Lawyers’ Passive Investment in Firms with NonLawyer Ownership

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