First Adopted: July 20, 2011
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2012
Rule 2 | Code of Judicial Conduct | Canon 2 | A Judge Shall Perform the Duties of Judicial Office Impartially, Competently, and Diligently
2- 2. 1 | Giving Precedence to the Duties of Judicial Office
The duties of judicial office, as prescribed by law, shall take precedence over a judge’s personal and extrajudicial activities.
Comment
[1] To ensure that judges are available to fulfill their judicial duties, judges must conduct their personal and extrajudicial activities to minimize the risk of conflicts that would result in frequent recusal. See Canon 3.
[2] Although it is not a duty of judicial office unless prescribed by law, judges are encouraged to participate in activities that promote public understanding of and confidence in the justice system.
(Adopted July 20, 2011, effective January 1, 2012.)