From the Article: “In my home state of Pennsylvania an important issue might start to wind its way through the courts: whether a judge must recuse himself simply because he is friends with a defendant on Facebook.” The full text is available at http://www.jlellis.net…
California Judges Association, Judicial Ethics Committee – Opinion 2010-66 Topic: Online Social Networking (of Judges) Conclusion of the Committee: “To set out a per se rule barring all interactions with attorneys who may appear before the judge would ignore the realities of an increasingly popular and ubiquitous form of social interaction which is used in a […]
From the Article: “Judges are people too. They have spouses and children and long-lost high-school boyfriends. They have egos and ambitions, and some of them also have expensive election campaigns to finance. They are bombarded by requests to join Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. And why shouldn’t they? The judiciary is the only branch of the […]
From the Article: “Judges and lawyers in Florida can no longer be Facebook friends. In a recent opinion, the state’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee decided it was time to set limits on judicial behavior online.” The full text is available at http://www.nytimes.com… Related Documents: Florida Supreme Court Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee Opinion 2009-20 available at […]
From the Article: “We’re not sure how many judges out there are avid Facebook users. But those that are might want to think twice before hitting the ‘confirm’ button on all those friend requests from lawyers in your districts. At least, we should add, in Florida.” The full text is available at http://blogs.wsj.com… […]
Supreme Court of Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee Opinion 2009-20 From the Opinion: “Whether a judge may post comments and other material on the judge’s page on a social networking site, if the publication of such material does not otherwise violate the Code of Judicial Conduct.” ANSWER: Yes. “Whether a judge may add lawyers who may […]
Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee Topic: Judge/Lawyer Use of Social Network The full text is available at: http://www.jud6…
South Carolina Advisory Committee on Standards of Judicial Conduct Topic: Judge’s Use of Social Networking Media Conclusion of the Committee: “A judge may be a member of Facebook and be friends with law enforcement officers and employees of the Magistrate as long as they do not discuss anything related to the judge’s position as magistrate” […]
Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics of the New York State Unified Court System’s Office Topic: Judge’s Use of Social Networks Digest of the Committee: “Provided that the judge otherwise complies with the Rules Governing Judicial Conduct, he/she may join and make use of an Internet-based social network. A judge choosing to do so should exercise […]
Abstract: “Legal Ethics rules have become both more objective and more specific. There are already enemy rules for recusal. The recent debacle of the Antonin Scalia/Dick Cheney hunting trip when VP Cheney was a named defendant, and Scalia’s refusal to disqualify himself shows there is a problem. But Scalia was correct, friendship does not mandate […]