Brian Lee

An ethics investigation of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose attorneys from Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP moved to sideline the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government, hangs in the balance.

An attorney with the solicitor general's office said argument was no longer needed in light of a recent decision.

Although a part-time judge may not serve on a school board, he/she may accept appointment as a community representative to certain advisory committees established by the school board for the local school district: (1) the judge may serve on the district-wide safety team, provided that its work focuses on policies and procedures to promote safety in the schools, and does not involve law enforcement or investigatory functions, and (2) the judge may serve on a citizens finance committee which advises the superintendent and budget officer on annual budget development, capital improvement projects, and the like.

The Court of Appeals, in a two-sentence directive, said its decision was based “upon the ground that no substantial constitutional question is directly involved.”

Katherine L. Pringle, a litigation partner in Friedman Kaplan, made the case that the New Jersey state agency could not be sued in New York.

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Chenango County is one of the few family courts with just one judge currently, and his duties are spread across county criminal and surrogate court matters.

The judges dismissed the motion “upon the ground that no substantial constitutional question is directly involved.”

A part-time attorney judge who is a partner in a law firm where the majority of partners are non-judges and the non-judge partners have established a political action committee in the law firm's name funded solely by voluntary contributions of individual partners, (1) must not contribute to the PAC, (2) must not participate in the PAC's operations or decision-making, and (3) must advise the law firm in writing of these limitations. If the judge is satisfied that the law firm will honor these limitations, the judge need not resign from the law firm.

The touchpoint is a $25.4 million and running price tag in legal expenses for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and members of his administration to fight sexual harassment charges and its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.