First Adopted: January 29, 1998
Most Recently Effective: July 18, 2019
Rule 2 | Canon 2 | A Judge Shall Perform the Duties of Judicial Office Impartially, Competently, and Diligently
2- 2.16 | Cooperation with Disciplinary Authorities
(A) A judge shall cooperate and be candid and honest with judicial and lawyer disciplinary agencies.
(B) A judge shall not retaliate, directly or indirectly, against a person known or suspected to have assisted or cooperated with an investigation of a judge or a lawyer.
Comment
[1] Cooperation with investigations and proceedings of judicial and lawyer discipline agencies, as required in paragraph (A), instills confidence in judges’ commitment to the integrity of the judicial system and the protection of the public.
(Adopted January 29, 1998, effective January 1, 1999. Amended July 20, 2011, effective January 1, 2012; amended October 30, 2012, effective July 1, 2013; amended July 18, 2019, effective July 18, 2019.)