Opinion 91-89

September 12, 1991

Digest:         This Committee cannot advise a judge, who is a member of the board of directors of a community service organization, how to perform duties as a member of the board of directors.

Rules:          22 NYCRR §§100.2, 100.5.

Opinion:

         A part-time judge, who is a member of the board of directors of an alternative incarceration program, asks how certain problems on the board of directors should be handled.

         This Committee cannot give directions as to how the judge should perform his or her duties as a member of the board. If the judge observes any misconduct on the board, the judge should report it to the appropriate authorities.