"You need to calm down in court and stop emailing him multi-page letters asking him to intervene in your cases. I think it's the tenor of our times, Sunshine, the statewide coordinating matrimonial judge, told a room of more than 100 attorneys at the Bar Association's Family Law Luncheon. I need to urge everyone to take it down a tone."
"The Brooklyn-based judge said he frequently receives eight-to nine-page letters from attorneys asking him to intervene in their case or speak with the judge presiding over it. Not only is this improper really, these should be filed as motions to review in appellate court, Sunshine said it's unethical. People want me to wave a magic wand and make their case better, Sunshine said."
"Sunshine said the amount of time he and other judges spend trying to calm tense situations is bordering on inappropriate. I need to remind people that the lawyers are not married to each other and they're not divorcing each other, the judge said. I urge you to please think about it before you push send. Think about it before you write a book-length letter to a judge telling the judge what they did wrong."
Attorneys must refrain from sending multi-page letters requesting administrative intervention and instead file appropriate motions for review. Lengthy, direct communications to supervising judges create improper ex-parte contacts and raise ethical concerns. Excessive judicial time spent defusing lawyer-driven tensions is approaching inappropriate levels. Lawyers should pause before sending long correspondence and avoid personal attacks on presiding judges. New procedural changes will affect forensic reporting across the state's four departments. Income caps for child support and maintenance will increase starting in March, requiring attorneys to read and adjust to updated rules and calculations.
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