I’m a Judge, Court employee or work for a government agency. Can I still do Pro Bono work?
If you are a Judge, the rules of 22 NYCRR § 100 apply, and can be found at: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/rules/chiefadmin/100.shtml A full-time judge cannot practice law. However, a judge can provide a meaningful and helpful contribution by agreeing to participate as a speaker at a Continuing Legal Education class attended by attorneys who have agreed to take pro bono cases in exchange for being invited to such a class. A part-time judge is not required to comply with the same rule as that for full-time judges. There is a list of limitations in the practice of law while employed as a part-time judge that are set forth in 22 NYCRR § 100.6. This section directs that the part-time judge may not practice law in the court on which the judge serves or in any other court in the county in which his or her court is located, nor practice before a judge who is permitted to practice law, and shall not act as a lawyer in a proceeding in which the judge has served as a judge or in any other proceed
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