New York Judges Slowdown??

Recusals Could Lead to Discipline, Conduct Commission Forewarns is an interesting May 13, 2008 New York Law Journal article about a possible Judge, yes Judge slowdown.

As many New York lawyers know, New York Judges have not gotten a raise in years and the Chief Judge has filed suit over this. Apparently, some judges are recuses themselves from cases involving law firms where a member of the New York legislature practices.

Talk about concerted activity. Too bad, Judges are not subject to the NLRA because they do not work in the private sector. Additionally, even if they were private sector employees, slow downs are not protected activity. The judges also have something else to worry about. The Cannons of Judicial Ethics.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein