The New Mexico Supreme Court cautioned judges to “avoid both impropriety and its appearance in their use of social media”. Although the case concerns an asserted violation of the Confrontation Clause, it is interesting because Defendant also raised the issue of social media posts made by the district court judge during the pendency of the trial. […]
List of ethics opinions around the country on social media and judges on National Center for State Courts: http://www.ncsc.org/Topics/Media/Social-Media-and-the-Courts/State-Links.aspx?cat=Judicial%20Ethics%20Advisory%20Opinions%20on%20Social%20Media
On April 20, 2015, the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct publicly admonished and ordered additional education on the ethical use of social media to a Texas judge that posted on her Facebook page regarding matters pending before her court. According to the decision, the judge maintained a public Facebook page set up with the […]
Judicial Discipline & Disability Comm’n v. Maggio,2014 Ark. 366,2014 Ark. LEXIS 468(Ark.2014) Judge Mike Maggio admittedly blogged and commented under the pseudonym of “geauxjudge” in public electronic forum “www.tigerdroppings.com”. Among the other posts, he also commented on a confidential adoption of a child by a Hollywood star. On september 11, 2014, the Supreme Court of Arkansas accepted […]
Denison v. Larkin, 2014 WL3953637 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 13, 2014) This case arises out of an Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (“IARDC”) disciplinary proceeding. Plaintiff, a licensed attorney in the state of Illinois, is suing the IARDC for using portions of her copyrighted Blog as evidence against her in an attorney disciplinary proceeding. The […]
The author describes Denison v. Larkin, 2014 WL3953637 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 13, 2014), a case where Plaintiff, a licensed attorney in the state of Illinois, is suing as portions of her copyrighted Blog was used as evidence against her in an attorney disciplinary proceeding. The full text is available at: http://blog.ericgoldman… Related document: Copying blogs […]
Committee on Professional Ethics Topic: Advertising; solicitation; press releases and tweets regarding shareholder litigation Digest of the Committee: “Press releases and tweets directed to potential clients in shareholder suits constitute advertising and solicitation. They are thus subject to retention requirements, and, if directed to New York recipients, are also subject to filing requirements. The tweets […]
Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics of the New York State Unified Court System’s Office Topic: recusal in a criminal matter because judge is a “Facebook friends” Recusal is not required if a judge in a criminal case is a “Facebook friends” with the parents or guardians of certain minors who allegedly were affected by […]
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Topic: Judge’s Use of Electronic Social Networking Media Digest of the Committee: “A judge may participate in electronic social networking, but as with all social relationships and contacts, a judge must comply with relevant provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct and avoid any conduct […]
From the Article: “A Kansas judge has caused a stir by doing something millions of people do every day _ ‘liking’ a post on a Facebook page.” The full text is available at http://www.realclearpolitics.com… and http://www.kwch.com…