Opinions of
the Judicial Ethics
Advisory Committee
2002
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| 2002-01 | 5F and 5G |
May a judge privately mediate the dissolution of his/her
friends' marriage?
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| 2002-02 | 1, 2 & 2A |
Spouse of Administrative Judge of Family Division employed
as a case manager in the Family Division
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| 2002-03 |
May pro bono part-time family law hearing officers continue
to practice law in the same circuit in which they preside as hearing
officers over child support cases?
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| 2002-04 | 2 |
Chief Judge responding to applications for clemency
or requests from the Florida Parole Commission
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| 2002-05 | 3E(1) |
Whether a judge in a family division must disclose that
he/she is divorced and may potentially be involved in litigation concerning
his/her children?
Whether a judge in a family division must recuse himself/herself in litigation concerning children, when the judge may potentially be involved in similar litigation? |
| 2002-06 |
May a Title IV Child support Hearing Officer, sitting
in one county in a four-county circuit on a limited basis, be permitted
to practice law involving civil litigation matters that do not include
family, criminal, probate, guardianship, or mental health cases in the
judicial circuit where the hearing officer hears child support cases?
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| 2002-07 (Elections) |
7A(3) |
Where a judge is in a contested election immediately after the judge's gubernatorial appointment, may the judge use the word "re-elect" in conjunction with the judge's campaign advertisements? Where a judge is in a contested election immediately after the judge's gubernatorial appointment, may the judge use the word "retain" in conjunction with the judge's campaign advertisements? |
| 2002-08 (Elections) |
7A(1)(d), 7B(2), 7C(2) and 7C(3) |
May a judicial candidate attend a political meeting
to socialize and greet the participants, but not speak?
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| 2002-09 |
4A and 4D(2)(b) |
Whether a judge may write a letter to a grant provider
encouraging the funding of a local non-profit organization that provides
victims of domestic violence with advocates, both criminal and civil,
as the victims' cases proceed through the court system?
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| 2002-10 (Elections) |
Whether a traffic hearing officer can endorse judicial candidates? Whether a traffic hearing officer can make financial contributions to the campaign of judicial candidates? |
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| 2002-11 (Elections) |
7 |
May a judicial candidate, who, along with his opponent,
is invited to speak at a political party meeting: hand out campaign
literature; speak with the attendees; attend the meeting until called
upon to speak?
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| 2002-12 (Elections) |
7A(3)(d) (i), (ii) and (iii) |
May a judicial candidate state: "Elect Prosecutor (name
of candidate) for Circuit Judge" on the candidate's campaign literature?
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| 2002-13 (Elections) |
7 |
Judicial candidate "privately" disclosing political party affiliation; Judicial candiate using political party facilities Judicial candidate expressing the candidate's philosophy regarding the law and constitution; Judicial candidate expressing views on controversial issues such as religious freedom and abortion; Judicial candidate publicising opponent's business practices gleaned from the public record |
| 2002-14 | 5C(2) |
Whether a circuit court judge may participate in an
independent, state-registered, and regulated, political action committee.
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| 2002-15 | 1, 2, 2A |
May a judge, who is the spouse of a supervisor/coordinator
of a Pretrial Services Assessment Division, preside over a conference
in which assessment officers, under the supervision of the spouse, make
recommendations to the Court regarding the likelihood of defendants
complying with non-monetary conditions of bail?
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| 2002-16 (Elections) |
May a judicial candidate attend a fund raiser for an anti-discrimination political organization? Can the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee render opinions on the constitutionality of enacted laws? |
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| 2002-17 | 5C(3) |
May a judge assume the presidency of a non-profit civic
organization which has as its central focus the providing of cultural
events to the citizen's of the county and which benefits the community
through various outreach?
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| 2002-18 | 5, 7 |
May a judicial candidate, who is not a judge, participate
in a fund-raising function for a non-profit organization?
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| 2002-19 | 3E(1)(c); 3F; 5A(1)(3) and 5D(1)(a)(b) |
Does the Code of Judicial Conduct mandate the disqualification
of a judge who jointly owns a parcel of real estate with an attorney
who infrequently appears before the judge?
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| 2002-20 | 5D(5)(d), (e), and (h) and 6B(2) |
Does the Code of Judicial Conduct require a Judge to
report gifts received from his or her spouse, children, siblings, and
close personal friends?
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| 2002-21 |
May a part-time Title IV child support hearing officer
practice law in the same circuit and same county in which the hearing
officer presides as long as the officer does not practice probate, guardianship,
or mental health law?
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