NY · rules
22 NYCRR 100.2
A judge shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all of the judge's activities.
(A) A judge shall respect and comply with the law and shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.
(B) A judge shall not allow family, social, political or other relationships to influence the judge's judicial conduct or judgment.
(C) A judge shall not lend the prestige of judicial office to advance the private interests of the judge or others; nor shall a judge convey or permit others to convey the impression that they are in a special position to influence the judge. A judge shall not testify voluntarily as a character witness.
(D) A judge shall not hold membership in any organization that practices invidious discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, disability or marital status. This provision does not prohibit a judge from holding membership in an organization that is dedicated to the preservation of religious, ethnic, cultural or other values of legitimate common interest to its members.
History
2018: 100 > Amended 100.2(D) and 100.3(B)(4) & (5) on June 25 (order: https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/rules/chiefadmin/2018_06_25_11_22_35.pdf)
Provenance
- Source
- nycourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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