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Ethics/Conflicts of Interest Issues
Scroll down to find articles on: Family Guidelines Vary in New State Judicial Conduct Codes
Selected Ethical Topics for Judicial Families
Political Campaign Judicial Family Ethics
Judicial Family Ethics Overviews
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Family Guidelines Vary in New State Judicial Conduct Codes:

Defining Family Boundaries: Hawaii’s 2009 Code of Judicial Conduct
The Judge's Family in The ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct (2007)
Unique Family Matters in the 2009 Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct 


Selected Ethical Topics for Judicial Families:

When Do Judges Disqualify Themselves from Cases Tied to Family?

Questions and Answers about Judicial Disqualification Tied to Family
 

What Gifts May Judges' Family Members Accept?
Giving Legal Advice to Family Members
When a Family Member Is Arrested


Political Campaign Judicial Family Ethics:
Campaign and Political Activity Ethics Advisory Opinions Nationwide 2006-2008
When a Family Member Supports a Political Candidate
When a Family Member Is Running for Political Office



Judicial Family Ethics Overviews:
AJS Lists Topics Addressed in An Ethics Guide for Judges and Their Families 
Ethics For Family Members of Judges
Judicial Balance: Lessons for Law & Life (sometimes includes ethics articles)

 

If you duplicate any of the American Judicature Society (AJS) ethics articles herein for distribution in your state, please inform Cynthia Gray, Director of the AJS Center for Judicial Ethics at cgray@ajs.org

All ethics articles on the Judicial Family Institute (JFI) website should be compared against your own current state code of judicial conduct. State judicial conduct commission websites are accessible through http://www.ajs.org/ethics/eth_conduct-orgs.asp. "No judicial conduct commission has jurisdiction over non-judge family members" according to Director Gray. 

An Ethics Guide for Judges and Their Families by Cynthia Gray is available through the American Judicature Society at http://www.ajs.org/cart/thumbnail.asp?subject_id=2

Judicial Family Institute (JFI) website articles may be duplicated for distribution at judicial education conference programs and literature tables. See other Judicial Family Institute articles on ethics, avoiding family conflicts of interest, home and travel security, parenting in a high visibility situation, stress management, health and quality of life, impairment assistance, finances, and other topics at http://jfi.ncsconline.org.