No, it is rare in NY and NJ, but in CT we don’t elect trial and appellate level judges (only probate). Thus, judges don’t have to raise election funds or garner votes or seek endorsements and are far mor free to admonish attorneys and refer to the bar disciplinary committee.
I never held a NJ license, and while I hold NY along with CT, MA and FL it is my plan to surrender NY and MA December 31 as my 70th birthday approaches and stop paying license fees, insurance and Bar Dues in those states. It’s years since I’ve needed the licenses. Now I just have my licensed adult children or their spouses handle things in those states.
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