|
|
|
|
| 98-1 | 5,
5A, 5B |
Judge writing fictional crime
novel with help from Assistant StateAttorney |
| 98-2 | Judge serving on Executive Board
of local Character Counts Coalition which is a part of the United Way |
|
| 98-3 | 7,
7A, 7C, 7E |
Judicial Candidate accompanied
by legislator spouse to non-partisan legislative events and other events |
| 98-4 | 3,
3C(4) |
Judge employing niece-in-law as
a Judicial Assistant |
| 98-5 | 4A,
4B |
Judge attending educational program
designed for and attended by criminal defense attorneys |
| 98-6 | 4,
4A, 4B, 4B2, 4C |
Judge as Member/Director
- Continued directorship of "MentalHealthTaskForce" during
formation of non-profit corporation responsible for seeking private
funding |
| 98-7 | 3,
3B(9), 4, 5, 5A(1) |
Judges signing and
circulating a petition to have victims in an unresolved murder case
honored on a United States postage stamp |
| 98-8 | 2A,
3 , 4, 4A, 5B |
Judge as Member -
Victim's Rights Council |
| 98-9 | 4,
4A, 4B |
Judge participating in the establishment
of a county Community Justice Coalition; Chief Judge signing proposed
agreement on behalf of all judges within the circuit establishing a
county Community Justice Coalition |
| 98-10 | 4,
4D(2), 4D(2)(a) |
Judge accepting an
award at a non-fundraising event. |
| 98-11 | 2,
2B, 5, 5D, 5D(5), 5D(5)(e), 5D(5)(h), 6, 6B |
Judge establishing
and maintaining a defense fund to defend against charges of unethical
behavior brought by the Judicial Qualifications Commission |
| 98-12 | 3E |
Part-time Child Support Enforcement
Hearing Officer - Limitation upon private practice of law |
| 98-13 | 4,
4A, 4B |
Judge speaking to and submitting
proposed legislation to legislators in an effort to improve the law |
| 98-14 | 4,
4B, 7, 7A, 7A(1), 7A(1)(d), 7B2, 7C(2), 7C(3) |
Judge addressing
electorate about proposed constitutional amendments at partisan and
non-partisan forums; Judge or circuit (as an entity) publicly advocating
a position on proposed constitutional amendments |
| 98-15 overruled by Op. 03-04 |
2B |
Judge providing
a non-subpoeaned voluntary statement to authorities conducting a criminal
investigation of another (overruled by Op. 03-04 ) |
| 98-16 | 4,
4D(2), 4D(2)(a) |
Chief Judge soliciting donations
from judges, court personnel and others within the Circuit's court system
to benefit an area homeless shelter |
| 98-17 | 7,
7C(3) |
Judical Candidate - Candidate
for judicial office attending a "Question and Answer" forum
sponsored by a partisan organization |
| 98-18 | 6,
7 |
Judical Candidate - Judicial candidate
serving on the Executive Committee of a local bar association |
| 98-19 | Judicial Candidate - Appearing
in photograph with Legislator/Spouse and attending interview by political
party to obtain party endorsement |
|
| 98-20 | 3,
3E(1), 3F |
Recusal - Judge's daughter is
attorney of record. Recusal of law firm employing daughter of judge.
Collection of attorney's fees earned prior to becoming judge. |
| 98-21 | 3(B)(11);3(D)(2) |
Judge's duty to report
attorney misconduct, when misconduct discovered during in camera inspection,
occasioned by attorney's exercise of Fifth Amendment privilege against
self incrimination |
| 98-22 | 3(B)(7)(d),
5(F) |
Whether a part-time
Child Support Hearing Officer may serve also as a part-time Family Mediator |
| 98-23 | Whether a Traffic
Hearing Officer's associate attorney may represent defendants charged
with driving under the influence of alcohol |
|
| 98-24 | 7(C)(2) |
Judicial Candidate - Candidate
for merit retention speaking at church sponsored candidates' night |
| 98-25 | 1,
2(B), 7(1)(b) |
Judge-elect - Participation in
non-judicial campaigns prior to being sworn in as a County Judge |
| 98-26 | 4D,
5C(2) |
Judge as member - Mayor's Victims'
Assistance Advisory Council - Judge's service in a leadership postion |
| 98-27 | 7,
7A(3)(d)(ii-iii) |
Judicial Candidate - Use of advertising
which reproduces negative or critical headlines, stories or opinions
about the candidate's opponent |
| 98-28 | 3B(7),
3B(9) |
Whether a judge may appear in
a documentary concerning a case he recently tried when the case is currently
on appeal |
| 98-29 | 2(B),
5(D)(1), 5(D)(2), 5(D)(3) |
Whether a judge may
indirectly refer a defendant or respondent in a domestic violence case
to a domestic violence program owned and operated by a county judge
and his spouse |
| 98-30 | 2(B),
5A(1), 5D(1)(a) & (b), 5D(2), 5D(3), 5D(4) |
Whether a judge may
facilitate batterers' groups in his spouses' program? Whether a judges'
spouse may own and operate a domestic violence program in the circuit
in which the judge presides? |
| 98-31 | 4,
4B, 4D, 4D(2)(d), 5C(3)(a), 5C(3)(b)(iii), 7 |
Whether a Judge may
belong to a voluntary bar organization that advocates passage of a constitutional
amendment |
| 98-32 | 5C(3) |
Whether a Judge may participate
in a charity fashion show |