Plaintiff's negligence action is presently pending before Judge Lehner. During pretrial proceedings, it was disclosed that Judge Lehner's friend was suing the wife of plaintiff's trial counsel in Small Claims Court. The Small Claims matter had been pending for quite some time, having been on approximately 12 times. The Judge had reviewed his friend's file and was apprised of the results.
New York State Judiciary Law § 14 provides the only statutory
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