Law Practice,
Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
California Supreme Court
Sep. 22, 2021
Judges told how not to see what they shouldn’t
To avoid ethical quandaries, a state Supreme Court advisory committee released guidance Tuesday to judges who routinely search case files as part of their jobs.
Before state courts acquired electronic court management systems, judges had no easy way to uncover, by accident or on purpose, information about lawsuits and criminal prosecutions they were not supposed to see.
But court files that were once stored on paper are now just a few keystrokes away.
To avoid ethical quandaries, a state Supreme Court advisory committee released guidance Tuesday to judges who routinely s...
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