ABA Model Code revisions
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Revision of the ABA
Model Code of Judicial Conduct 27/2/3 (summer 2005)
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Proposed Revisions to the ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct 28/3/1
(fall 2006)
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New
Model Code of Judicial Conduct 29/1/1 (spring 2007)
Abuse of power
- Judge Sanctioned for Unauthorized Letter and Hearing after Observing Reckless Driving 22/1/5
(spring 2000)
- Personal Vendetta against Attorney: Recent Case 24/2/3
(summer 2002)
- Judicial
Road Rage 25/1/1 (spring 2003)
- Flipping a Coin: Recent Cases 25/2/1
(summer 2003)
- Ticket-fixing 28/2/1 (summer
2006)
Administrative duties
- Discipline for Failure to Perform Duties and Cooperate with Other
Judges 23/4/2 (winter 2002)
- Discipline for Failure to Perform Administrative Duties
24/4/3 (winter 2003)
- Administrative Failures by
Judges 26/4/2 (winter 2005)
- Recent Cases:
Sport (dereliction of duty) 28/2/3 (summer 2006)
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Failure to Supervise: Recent Cases 29/1/3 (spring
2007)
- Pre-signed orders: Recent decisions
29/1/5 (spring 2007)
Advisory opinions
- Rhode Island to Publish Advisory Opinions 16/2/2 (summer 1994)
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Advisory Opinions on the Web 21/2/4
(summer 1999)
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In Brief: Recent Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinions 24/3/4 (fall 2002)
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In Brief: Recent Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinion
25/2/2 (summer 2003
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Recent Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinions 26/1/2/ (spring
2004)
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Recent Advisory Opinions 28/3/2 (fall 2006)
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Recent Advisory Opinions: Problem-solving Courts
28/4/2 (winter 2008)
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Recent Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinion 30/1/2 (spring
2008)
Alcoholism/impairment
- West Virginia Judicial Panel Reviews Impairment 16/2/3 (summer 1994(
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Kansas Committee Assists Impaired Judges 16/2/3
(summer 1994)
- Discipline for Driving While Intoxicated 24/4/2 (winter
2003)
- Programs to
Address Judicial Substance Abuse 25/1/4 (spring 2003)
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Providing Help for Judges in Distress 28/2/4 (summer
2006)
Appointments
Attorney misconduct
- Judicial Discipline for Pre-Bench Attorney Misconduct 23/3/1 (fall
2001)
Bar association
- May a Judge Serve as a Bar Association Officer? 18/4/2 (winter
1997)
- Judges’ Participation in Bar Association Activities 20/2-3/12
(summer-fall 1998)
Bias
- Judge Removed for Anti-Prosecution Bias 20/2-3/1 (summer-fall 1998)
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Judge Sanctioned for Comments that Manifested Socioeconomic Bias 21/3/6
(fall 1999)
- Recent Cases: Exchanging Notes with
Staff that Created and Appearance of Bias 22/3/6
(fall 2000)
- Letters About Cases: Recent Decisions 26/1/3
(spring 2004)
- Creating Appearance of Bias:
Recent Decisions 26/2/4 (summer 2004)
- Recent
Decisions: Halloween Costume 27/1/4 (spring 2005)
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Comments Regarding Crimes Against Women 29/2/3 (summer
2007)
Budget survey
- Judicial Conduct Organizations Share Budget Data 15/4/1 (winter
1993)
- Judicial Conduct Organizations’ Budgets and Staff/1997-98 20/4/5
(winter 1998)
- Conduct Organizations Share Complaint and Budget Data 20/4/1-5, 8
(winter 1999)
- Judicial Conduct Organizations’ Budgets and Staff/1995-96 19/2-3/5
(summer-fall 1997)
- Conduct Organizations Share Complaint/ Budget Data 17/4-18/1/1
(winter-spring 1996)
- Judicial Conduct Organizations Share Budget Data 22/3/1 (fall 2000)
Campaign contributions/publicly stated support
- Recent Decisions: Judicial Campaign Fund Raising 17/1/1 (spring
1995)
- Ohio Campaign Spending Limits Held Unconstitutional 18/3/2
(fall 1996)
- Justice Sanctioned for Soliciting Publicly-Stated Support During Campaign 19/4-20/1/12
(winter-spring 1998)
- Disposition of Unexpended Judicial Campaign 23/2/1
(summer 2001)
- Judicial Campaign Restrictions Upheld 23/2/2 (summer
2001)
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Remand Decision in Republican Party of Minnesota v.
White 27/2/1 (summer 2005)
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Recent Cases: Campaign Conduct 27/2/7 (summer 2005)
Campaign speech
- Recent Developments: Campaign Speech 15/2/1 (summer 1993)
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Recent Decisions: Campaign Speech 16/1/6
(spring 1994)
- Advisory Opinions Set Limits on Campaign Speech 18/2/1
(summer 1996)
- Campaign Ad Earns Reprimand for Ohio Judge 18/4/6
(winter 1997)
- Judicial Campaign Ads Violate Code of Conduct 19/1/2
(spring 1997)
- The Florida Supreme Court Takes Aim at Unethical Judicial Campaign Conduct 19/4-20/1/1
(winter-spring 1998)
- Georgia Adopts New Rules Governing Political Conduct 19/2-3/12
(summer-fall 1997)
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Setback to Fair Judicial Campaigns in Michigan 22/1/1 (spring 2000)
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Court Upholds Prohibition on Misrepresentations in Campaigns, Overturns Provision on Maintaining Dignity 22/1/3
(spring 2000)
- Recent Cases: Campaign statements about leniency 22/4/7
(winter 2001)
- Judicial Campaign Restrictions Upheld 23/2/2 (summer
2001)
- Judges Sanctioned for Campaign Speech Violations 23/3/4 (fall
2001)
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds "Announce Clause" Unconstitutional 24/2/1
(summer 2002)
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States' Responses to the Decision 24/2/4 (summer 2002)
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Judicial Campaign Speech: Recent Decisions 25/2/3 (summer 2003)
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Judicial Campaign Speech: Canon 5A(3)(d) 26/3/1
(fall 2004)
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Developments Following Republican Party of Minnesota
v. White 26/4/3 (winter 2005)
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Remand Decision in Republican Party of Minnesota v.
White 27/2/1 (summer 2005)
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Campaign and Political Activity Developments 28/1/4
(spring 2006)
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Campaign Speech Developments 28/2/4 (summer 2006)
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Developments following Republican Party of Minnesota
v. White 28/3/3 (fall 2006)
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Developments Following Republican Party of Minnesota v.
White 29/1/6 (spring 2007)
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Developments Following Republican Party of Minnesota
v. White 29/3/3 (fall 2007)
Campaign oversight
- South Dakota Adopts Procedure for Handling Judicial Campaign Complaints 19/4-20/1/9
(winter-spring 1998)
- Judicial Campaign Oversight 21/4/1 (winter
2000)
- The National Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on
Judicial Campaign Conduct: Mission, Activities, and Prospects
26/1/1 (spring 2004)
Canons 1 and 2
Character
witness
Charitable fund-raising
- Charitable Contributions as Part of a Sentence 21/4/1(winter
2000)
- Juror Compensation and Charitable Donations 21/4/6 (winter
1999)
- Involvement
with Charitable Organization: Recent Cases 25/2/1
(summer 2003)
- Charitable Fund-raising 25/3/3
(fall 2003)
- Solicitation of Charitable
Contributions 26/2/5 (summer 2004)
- Recent
Judicial Advisory Opinions: Charitable Fund-Raising 26/3/2 (fall
2004)
- Solicitation of Pro Bono Legal Services
26/3/3 (fall 2004)
- Image Campaigns 27/1/3
(spring 2005)
- Participation in Fund-raising
Event: Recent Decisions 28/3/4 (fall 2006)
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Charitable fund-raising: Recent decisions 29/1/4
(spring 2007)
Community activities
- What Can Judges Do under the Code? Judicial Ethics and Community Activities 15/1/1(spring
1993)
- Isolation and Individualism: The Twin Tempters of Judicial Service 15/1/1(spring
1993)
- Judge Censured for Serving on Government Panel 17/2/4 (summer
1995)
- Ethics and Judges' Evolving Roles Off the Bench: Service on
Governmental Commissions 24/1/1 (spring 2002)
- Judge's Participation in Cultural
Exchange 24/3/5 (fall 2002)
- Service in National Guard
26/3/3 (fall 2004)
- Recent Judicial Ethics
Advisory Opinions -- Extra-Judicial Activities 29/1/2 (spring 2007)
Complaint disposition survey
- Judicial Conduct Organizations Share Complaint Data 15/3/1 (fall
1993)
- Statistics Fail to Reflect Commissions’ Work 15/3/3 (fall 1993)
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Judicial Conduct Organizations Share Complaint Data 16/3/1
(fall 1994)
- Indiana and Maryland Share Complaint and Budget Data 21/1/3
(spring 1999)
- Conduct Organizations Share Complaint and Budget Data 20/4/1
(winter 1999)
- Judicial Conduct Organizations Share Complaint Data 19/2-3/1
(summer-fall 1997)
- Judicial Conduct Organizations Share Complaint Data 22/2/1
(summer 2000)
Confidentiality
- Recent Decision: Confidentiality 16/3/5 (fall 1994(
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New Hampshire Changes Confidentiality Rules 17/4-18/1/10
(winter-spring 1996)
- AJS Adopts Policy on Confidentiality 17/4-18/1/10
(winter-spring 1996)
- New Hampshire Changes Confidentiality Rules 21/3/5
(fall 1999)
- Recent Cases: Failure to comply with the law and violating confidentiality rules 22/3/5
(fall 2000)
- Disclosure to Bar Authorities: Exceptions to Confidentiality 22/4/2
(winter 2001)
- Disclosure to Law Enforcement Authorities: Exceptions to Confidentiality 23/1/2
(spring 2001)
- Disclosure to Appointing Authorities: Exceptions to Confidentiality 23/3/3
(fall 2001)
- Statement of Clarification and Correction: Exceptions to
Confidentiality 24/1/2 (spring 2002)
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Confidentiality Rules Change in Arizona 28/2/1 (summer 2006)
Contempt
- Exercising Control Without Contempt 21/3/1 (fall 1999)
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Abuse of the Contempt Power 27/4/3 (winter 2007)
Court staff
- Codes of Conduct for Nonjudicial Court Employees 15/4/1 (winter
1994)
- Court Staff Falls Under Conduct Panel’s Watch 16/1/7 (spring
1994)
- Washington Censures Judges for Romance with Secretary 18/2/7
(summer 1996)
- Judge Censured for Affair with Court Reporter 18/4/7
(winter 1997)
- Use for Court Staff and Resources for Personal Business 19/4-20/1/1
(winter-spring 1998)
- Recent Cases: Exchanging notes with staff that created an appearance of bias 22/3/6
(fall 2000)
-
Law Courts' Acceptance of Perks From Future Employers 24/1/1 (spring
2002)
- Law
Clerk's Future Employer 24/2/1(summer 2002)
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Recent Advisory Opinions: Court Staff 27/2/2 (summer 2005)
-
Failure to Supervise: Recent Decision 28/3/4 (fall
2006)
Courtroom demeanor
- Appellate Judge Reprimanded for Critical Comments Made in Oral Argument 20/2-3/14
(summer-fall 1998)
- Judge Sanctioned for Bullying, Failure to Protect Rights 21/3/4
(fall 1999)
- Judge Removed for Ethnic Slurs, Attempts to Influence Depositions 22/4/7
(winter 2001)
- Recent Cases: Disparaging comments to defendant; Criticism of jury 22/4/7
(winter 2001)
- What They Said That Got Them in Trouble 24/4/2 (winter
2003)
- Comments During
Sentencing:
Recent Cases 25/2/1 (summer 2003)
- The Duty to
Be Patient, Dignified, and Courteous 25/4/4 (winter 2004)
-
Treatment of Jurors 25/4/4 (winter 2004)
-
Treatment of Court Staff 25/4/5 (winter 2004)
-
Recent Cases: Judicial Demeanor 28/1/1 (spring
2006)
-
Comments Regarding Crimes Against Women 29/2/3 (summer
2007)
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Embroilment 30/1/1 (spring 2008)
Delay
- Judges Who Delay May be Subject to Discipline 18/4/1 (winter 1997)
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Recent Cases: Delay in circulating opinions by supreme court justice 22/4/7
Disciplinary responsibilities
- Disciplinary Responsibilities 15/4/6 (winter 1994)
- A Judge’s Obligation to Report Criminal Activity 18/3/3 (fall 1996)
- Disciplinary Responsibilities 25/3/3 (fall 2003)
Dismissals
- Commissions Dismiss Cases for a Variety of Reasons 22/2/1 (summer
2000)
Disqualification/recusal
- Supreme Court Justices Adopt Recusal Policy 15/3/6 (fall 1993)
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Recent Decisions: Disqualification 15/4/4
(winter 1994)
- Article Outlines Procedure for Recusing Judges 17/2/4
(summer 1995)
- Disqualification Based on Comments to the Media in a Pending Case 23/2/1
(summer 2001)
- Disqualification for Economic Interest: Recent Case 23/2/4
(summer 2001)
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Disqualification: Judge's Attorney Appears in a Case 24/3/1 (fall 2002)
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Cases Involving Family Members: Recent Decisions
26/1/3 (spring 2004)
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Recent Judicial Advisory Opinions: Disqualification
26/2/2 (summer 2004)
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Judicial Campaign Opponents and Impartiality 29/2/1
(summer 2007)
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Recent Advisory Opinions -- Disqualification 29/2/2
(summer 2007)
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Campaign Supporters and Disqualification 29/3/1 (fall
2007)
Ex parte communications
- Ex Parte Communications: Recent Discipline 21/2/1 (summer 1999)
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Ex Parte Communications: Recent Advisory Opinions 21/2/4
(summer 1999)
- Recent Cases: Ex parte Communications with Experts 22/3/1
(fall 2000)
- Ex Parte Petitions to Temporary Custody Orders 23/3/9
(fall 2001)
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Ex Parte Communications: Recent Cases 24/2/2 (summer 2002)
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Pending Case, Public Comment, and Course of Official Duties Defined:
Recent Case 24/3/3 (fall 2002)
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Ex Parte Communications 25/3/1 (fall 2003)
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After an Ex Parte Communication 26/2/1 (summer 2004)
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Ex Parte Communications: Recent Cases 28/4/1
(winter 2008)
Falsehoods/lack of candor
- Gifts/Lack of Candor Lead to Judge’s Removal 17/2/1 (summer 1995)
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Judge Censured for False Claim to Medal of Honor 17/2/2
(summer 1995)
- New York/Michigan Judges Removed for Patterns of Misrepresentation 20/2-3/ 7
(summer-fall 1998)
-
Discipline for Misrepresentations 23/4/3 (winter 2002)
Family members
- Judges Need Clear Rules on Family’s Political Activity 17/4-18/1/9
(winter-spring 1996)
- Giving Legal Advice to Family Members 21/1/1 (spring 1999)
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Use of the Prestige of Office to Benefit Family Members 23/1/1
(spring 2001)
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Recent Judicial Ethics Advisory Opinions: Family
Matters 27/1/2 (spring 2005)
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When a Family Member Supports a Political Candidate
30/1/1 (spring)
Federal judicial discipline
- FJC Studies Federal Judicial Discipline 15/2/1 (summer 1993)
-
Standing in Federal Discipline Proceedings 15/4/8
(winter 1994)
- Federal Judge Disciplined for Abusive Conduct 20/2-3/5
(summer-fall 1998)
- Federal Judge Reprimanded for Misrepresentations 20/2-3/6
(summer-fall 1998)
- Judicial Independence and Judicial Discipline 23/3/2
(fall 2001)
- Federal Judicial Discipline 28/3/1
(fall 2006)
Financial activities
- Real Estate Investments: Appearing Before Administrative Charges 22/4/6
(winter 2001)
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Discipline for Financial Improprieties 24/4/3 (winter 2003)
-
Wedding Fees 26/1/2 (spring 2004)
-
A Judge's Participation in a Homeowners' Association
26/2/3 (summer 2004)
Gifts
- Recent Advisory Opinion: Ordinary Social Hospitality 16/3/7 (fall
1994)
- Gifts/Lack of Candor Lead to Judge’s Removal 17/2/1 (summer
1995)
- Legal Defense Funds for Judges 21/3/1 (fall 1999)
-
Judge Reprimanded for Accepting Baseball Tickets from Attorneys 22/1/6
(spring 2000)
- Homeowners’ associations Serving on the Board of a Homeowners’ Association 19/1/7
(spring 1997)
-
Issue for New Judges 25/1/1 (spring 2003)
-
Wedding Fees 26/1/1 (spring 2004)
-
Recent Cases: Sport (accepting tickets) 28/2/3
(summer 2006)
Impeachment
- Illinois Chief Justice Censured, But Not Impeached 19/1/1 (spring
1997)
- Controversy and Reform in New Hampshire 23/1/1 (spring 2001)
Judicial Education
Juries
- Judges and Jurors 20/2-3/11 (summer-fall 1998)
-
Juror Compensation and Charitable Donations 21/4/6
(winter 2000)
-
Treatment of Jurors 25/4/4 (winter 2004)
Legal error/abuse of discretion as misconduct
- Decision Offers Guidance on Private Sanctions and Discipline for Legal Error 21/1/1
(spring 1999)
- Charges Dismissed Against Appellate Judge 21/2/7
(summer 1999)
- Judge Sanctioned for Bullying, Failure to Protect Rights 21/3/4
(fall 1999)
- Recent Cases: Failure to comply with the law and
violating confidentiality rules 22/3/5 (fall 2000)
-
Discipline for Appealable Error 25/4/2 (winter 2004)
-
Coercing Guilty Pleas: Recent Cases 26/3/3 (fall
2004)
-
Failure to Comply with the Law: Recent Decision
28/1/3 (spring 2006)
-
Bad Faith Sentencing 29/1/1 (spring 2007)
-
Pattern of failure to advise of constitutional rights:
Recent decisions 29/1/4 (spring 2007)
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Denial of Bail: Recent decision 29/1/5 (spring
2007)
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Misconduct Related to Pleas 28/4/3 (winter 2008)
Letters of recommendation
- Recent Decisions: Character Letters to Sentencing Judge 16/4/1
(winter 1995)
- Providing Recommendations Regarding Judicial Appointments 22/1/1
(spring 2000)
- Evaluating Attorneys 22/4/16 (winter 2001)
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Recent Advisory Opinions: Recommendations and
Reference 28/1/2 (spring 2006)
Misrepresentations by judges
Misuse of office
New codes of judicial conduct
- 1990 ABA Model Code Adoption Update 15/2/4 (summer 1993)
-
1990 ABA Model Code Adoption Update 15/3/4
(fall 1993)
- Changes in State Codes of Conduct 16/1/4 (spring 1994)
-
States Adopt New/Revised Codes of Judicial Conduct 16/3/1
(fall 1994)
- States Adopt New/Revised Codes of Judicial Conduct 16/4/4
(winter 1995)
- Ohio Adopts New Canon Governing Political Activity 17/1/2
(spring 1995)
- Washington Amends Code of Judicial Conduct 17/2/6
(summer 1995)
- California, Ohio, Texas Adopt Code Changes 17/4-18/1/9
(winter-spring 1996)
- Louisiana, New York, and Wisconsin Adopt New Codes 18/2/4
(summer 1996)
- South Carolina Adopts New Code of Judicial Conduct 18/3/2 (fall
1996)
- Tennessee Adopts New Code of Judicial Conduct 18/4/3 (winter
1997)
- Ohio Adopts New Code of Judicial Conduct 19/1/3 (spring 1997)
-
Georgia Adopts New Rules Governing Political Conduct 19/2-3/12
(summer-fall 1997)
- Missouri and Alaska Adopt New Codes of Judicial Conduct 19/4-20/1/6
(winter-spring 1998)
- Kentucky and Virginia Adopt New Codes of Judicial Conduct 21/1/4
(spring 1999)
- The American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial
Conduct 25/3/1 (fall 2003)
Organizations that practice invidious discrimination
- Recent Advisory Opinions: Organizations that Practice Invidious Discrimination 17/1/1
(spring 1995)
- Invidious Discrimination 26/3/3
(fall 2004)
Other countries
Part-time lawyer judges
- Part-time Lawyer
Judges Disciplined 23/4/5 (winter 2002)
- Part-time Judge Presiding in Cases in Which
He Had Represented Defendant: Recent Cases 25/2/9 (summer 2003)
Political activity
(not related to judge's own campaign)
- Ohio Adopts New Canon Governing Political Activity 17/1/23 (spring
1995)
- Judges Need Clear Rules on Family’s Political Activity 17/4-18/1/ 9
(winter-spring 1996)
- Judicial Campaign Spending Caps held Unconstitutional 20/2-3/10
(summer-fall 1998)
-
May a Judge Sign a Nominating Petition? 23/3/1 (fall 2001)
-
Recent Decisions: Political Statements 27/1/4
(spring 2005)
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The Resign-to-Run Rule 27/3/1 (fall 2005)
-
Political Activity on Behalf of Measure to Improve the
Administration of Justice 27/3/3 (fall 2005)
-
Campaign and Political Activity Developments 28/1/4
(spring 2006)
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Political Party Caucuses and Primaries/Inaugural Events
30/1/3 (spring 2008)
Practice of law
- Arizona Disciplines Judge for Practicing Law 18/4/7 (winter 1997)
-
Giving Legal Advice to Family Members 21/1/1
(spring 1999)
-
Unauthorized Practice of Law: Recent Decisions
28/3/4 (fall 2006)
Prestige of Office
Private discipline
- JCOs Often Rely on Informal and Private Dispositions 17/4-18/1/7
(spring 1996)
- Decision Offers Guidance on Private Sanctions and Discipline for Legal Error 20/4/1
(winter 1999)
- Private Sanctions and Informal
Dispositions 27/1/3 (spring 2005)
Procedures in judicial discipline cases
- Pennsylvania Adopts New Judicial Discipline System 15/3/7 (fall
1993)
- When a
High Court Justice is Charged with Misconduct 16/1/ (spring 1994)
-
Georgia Updates Judicial Conduct Panel’s Rules 16/2/4
(summer 1994)
- Structural Changes in West Virginia, California, and Nevada 16/3/6
(fall 1994)
- Arizona Commission Rules of Procedure Amended 17/1/6
(spring 1995)
- Procedural Changes Adopted in Maryland and Nevada 17/2/5
(summer 1995)
- JCOs Often Rely on Informal and Private Dispositions 17/4-18/1/7
(winter-spring 1996)
- Conduct Commissions See Changes in Six States 18/3/1
(fall 1996)
- Removed Judge Seeks Office After Reelection 18/4/1
(winter 1997)
- Kansas Changes Judicial Discipline Procedures 21/1/5
(spring 1999)
- Nine States Change Conduct/Discipline Provisions 19/2-3/8
(summer-fall 1997)
-
Disqualification of Commission Members 20/2-3/1 (summer-fall 1998)
-
Decision Offers Guidance on Private Sanctions and Discipline for Legal Error 21/4/1
(winter 2000)
- Judicial Conduct Commissions on the World Wide Web 21/1/6
(spring 1999)
- Anonymous Complaints Accepted by Most Judicial Conduct Organizations 20/2/1
(summer 1998)
- Disclosure of Voting on Discipline Decisions 21/2/7
(summer 1999)
- Ethical Guidelines for Commission Member 22/3/1 (fall
2000)
- The Judicial Ethics Expert Witness 22/4/1 (winter 2000)
-
Controversy and Reform in New Hampshire 23/1/1
(spring 2001)
- Fact-finders in State Judicial Discipline Proceedings 23/1/3
(spring 2001)
- Combination of Functions within Conduct Commissions Held Not to Violate Due Process 23/2/3
(summer 2001)
-
Removal Following Criminal Conviction 24/2/8 (summer 2002)
-
Provisions Regarding
Dissents 24/2/8 (summer 2002)
- The Importance of a Judge's Conduct During Judicial
Discipline Proceedings 24/3/1 (fall 2002)
- Writing Judicial Discipline Decision
25/1/2 (spring 2003)
- Corrective Action in Judicial Discipline Cases 25/1/4
(spring 2003)
- Interim Suspension 26/2/1 (summer
2004)
- Purpose of judicial discipline
proceedings 17/4/2 (winter 2006)
- Authority to
Discipline Former Judges 27/4/3 (winter 2006)
-
Judicial Ethics and Discipline on the Internet 28/1/1 (spring 2006)
-
Grounds for Judicial Discipline 29/2/1 (summer 2007)
-
Assessing Complaints About Judicial Conduct 29/3/3 (fall
2007)
Pro se litigants
- Judges Receive Guidance on Handling Pro Se Cases 19/1/3 (spring
1997)
- Magistrate Reprimanded for Not Issuing Protective Order 17/2/1(summer
1995)
- Conduct Challenges with Pro Se Litigants
27/1/2 (spring 2005)
- Equal Treatment of Pro Se
Litigants 27/3/1 (fall 2005)
- Pro Se Litigants
and Judicial Demeanor 29/2/3 (summer 2007)
Removal
- Eleven Judges Nationwide Removed in 1994-95 17/4-18/1/1
(winter-spring 1996)
- Removed Judge Seeks Office After Reelection 18/4/1(winter
1997)
- Twenty Judges Removed for Misconduct in 1995-96 19/2-3/14
(summer-fall 1997)
- Ten Judges Removed for Misconduct in 1997-98 20/4/1
(winter 1999)
- Thirteen Judges Removed 22/2/4 (summer 2000)
-
Thirteen Judges Removed in 2000 22/4/1
(winter 2001)
-
Fifteen Judges Removed in 2001 23/4/1 (winter 2002)
-
Nine Judges Removed in 2002 23/4/1 (winter 2003)
-
Thirteen Judges Removed in 2003 25/4/1 (winter 2004)
-
18 Judges Removed in 2004 26/4/1 (winter 2005)
-
11 Judges Removed in 2005 27/4/1 (winter 2006)
-
12 Judges Removed in 2006 28/4/1 (winter 2007)
-
Nine Judges Removed in 2007 28/4/1 (winter 2008)
Sanctions
- California Commission Releases Report on Discipline 24/3/2 (fall
2002)
-
Corrective Action in Judicial Discipline Cases 25/2/3 (summer 2003)
-
Fines and Public Sanctions 25/2/3 (summer 2003)
-
Suspensions 27/4/2 (winter 2006)
-
Relevant Factors in Determining the Appropriate Sanction
28/4/2 (winter 2007)
Settlement
- AJS Produces Guidelines for Judicial Settlement Ethics 18/2/1
(summer 1996)
Sexual harassment/conduct
- Recent Cases: Sexual Harassment 16/2/1 (summer 1994)
-
Washington Censures Judges for Romance with Secretary 18/2/7
(summer 1996)
- Judge Censured for Affair with Court Reporter 18/4/7
(winter 1997)
- Affair with Assistant Prosecutor: Recent case 23/2/4
(summer 2001)
- Discipline for Misconduct Arising from Sexual Relationship 23/4/4
(winter 2002)
- Sexual Harassment:
Recent Cases 27/2/1 (summer 2005)
Smoking in chambers
- Judge Sanctioned for Smoking in Chambers 21/3/6 (fall 1999)
Social activity of judges
- Recent Advisory Opinion: Ordinary Social Hospitality 16/3/7 (fall
1994)
- Recent Decisions: Halloween Costume
27/1/4 (spring 2005)
- Recent Decisions:
Friendships 27/1/5 (spring 2005)
Speech
- New Jersey Curbs Television Appearance by Judges 18/3/1 (fall 1996)
-
Appropriate Explanations in Pending Cases 19/1/1
(spring 1997)
- Responding to Criticism about a Pending Case 19/2-3/1
(summer-fall 1997)
- Supreme Court Justice Allowed to Attend Anti-Abortion Rally 19/4-20/1/5
(winter-spring 1998)
- Judge Censured for Commenting on Pending Cases/Other Misconduct 20/2-3/8
(summer-fall 1998)
- Recent Cases: Joking remarks about the outcome or an appeal 22/4/7
(winter 2001)
- Disqualification Based on Comments to the Media in a Pending Case 23/2/1
(summer 2001)
-
Pending Case, Public Comment, and Course of official defined: Recent
case 24/3/3 (fall 2002)
-
Commenting on Pending Cases 25/3/2 (fall 2003)
-
Commenting on Pending Cases: Recent Decisions
26/2/5 (summer 2004)
-
Recent Advisory Opinions -- Teaching 29/3/2 (fall 2007)
Title
- Use of Title by Former Judge 17/1/7 (spring 1995)
-
What is Wrong in Calling an Ex-Judge “Judge”? 17/2/2
(summer 1995)
Travel reimbursements
- Recent Decisions: Travel Reimbursements 16/1/3 (spring 1994)