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Judicial Conduct Reporter
Summary
The Judicial Conduct Reporter, a quarterly, reports developments
in judicial discipline, tracks changes in codes of conduct, and
analyzes recent decisions and advisory opinions.
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IN THE MOST RECENT
Judicial Conduct Reporter |
Below are descriptions of the articles from the fall
2011 Judicial Conduct Reporter.
A lawyer in the family—Part III
Disqualification when a relative’s law firm appears in a case by
Cynthia Gray
The American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial Conduct takes a
case-by-case approach to the question whether a judge is disqualified
when a law firm with which a family member is affiliated as an attorney
appears but the relative is not involved in the case.
Recent Advisory Opinions
Recent Cases
Failing to disqualify from friends’ divorce
Interfering in prosecution
Aggie ring
Ethnic stereotypes
Holding domestic violence complainant in contempt
Supplemental payments
False document
Guns and judges
Recently, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Judicial Conduct Advisory
Committee issued an opinion stating that a circuit court judge “is not
prohibited by the Code of Judicial Conduct from carrying a concealed
weapon in the courthouse and the courtroom” as long as the judge is a
proper licensee and in full compliance with all laws.
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