Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 4, 2014
Judges' lobbying limited to judicial perspective, new ethics opinion says
California judges may consult with legislators and public officials about the law and the courts - provided they confine their comments to their "experience and perspective" as judges, according to a new ethics opinion.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California judges may consult with legislators and public officials about the law and the courts - provided they confine their comments to their "experience and perspective" as judges, according to a new ethics opinion.
The formal opinion, released Thursday by the state Supreme Court's special Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions, says that a judge almost always may make public c...
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