Maybe jurisdiction dependent, but I took over a file from a lawyer who was appointed to the bench. Am I barred from reaching out this now judge and talk about his former client’s file (which I do for all transfer cases) without disclosing such correspondence to opposing counsel?

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You’re confusing the rule about exparte communications. Party A can’t talk to the judge on their case unless opposing Party B is also there.

Absent that, there’s nothing prohibiting you from talking from a judge…

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I had this happen ten years ago and we had conversations about the case. I never questioned it and neither did the judge.

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He’s the judge. Reach out to him and let him tell you if he’s barred.

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Really, this is where your state bar ethics hotline is a really good resource. Seriously. Call them.

If the judge has knowledge that’s not in the files regarding a client, his ethical obligation to his client does not end because he is now a judge. This communication about your clients files is the judge’s duty as well. The judge cannot do something like talk to his fellow members in the bench or talk about you to them and the like. But nothing stops the judge from doing his duty to his former client.

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