Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Aug. 30, 2023
Judges should avoid law firm parties, state ethics panel says
The basis for the committee’s opinion was its conclusion that law firm celebrations are predominantly business rather than social events.
Judicial officers should not accept invitations to for-profit law firm celebrations that include free food and beverages, the Committee on Judicial Ethics stated in an advisory opinion Tuesday.
Judicial presence at such events could likely violate several canons in the Code of Judicial Ethics, the committee stated, including prohibitions against: suggesting bias or that anyone has a special position of influence over the judicial officer; ...
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