Judicial Ethics Opinion 2008-1, 2008-1.
Decision Date | 13 March 2008 |
Docket Number | No. 2008-1.,2008-1. |
Citation | 179 P.3d 625,2008 OK JUD ETH 1 |
Parties | JUDICIAL ETHICS OPINION 2008-1. |
Court | Oklahoma Supreme Court |
(Judicial Ethics Opinion 98-15 has been superseded pursuant to the decision in Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 536 U.S. 765, 122 S.Ct. 2528, 153 L.Ed.2d 694 (2002) and has been modified and reissued as Judicial Ethics Opinion 2007-1.)
¶ 1 Question(s): May a judge participate in the annual OBA sponsored Ask-A-Lawyer program?
¶ 2 Answer(s): Yes.
¶ 3 Comment: Canon 4B.
Canon 4 may be broadly interpreted to encourage a judge to participate in activities whose purposes are devoted to the improvement of the law, the legal system or the administration of justice so long as such participation does not violate any other provisions of the code.
Examples:
(1) Comment on any matter currently before the judge.
(2) Respond as to how the judge would rule as to any legal question.
/s/ Robert L. Bailey, Chairman /s/ Milton C. Craig, Secretary
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