First Adopted: January 29, 1998
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2012
Rule 2 | Canon 3 | A Judge Shall Conduct the Judge's Personal and Extrajudicial Activities to Minimize the Risk of Conflict with the Obligations of Judicial Office
2- 3. 9 | Service as Arbitrator or Mediator
A judge shall not act as an arbitrator or a mediator or perform other judicial functions apart from the judge’s official duties unless expressly authorized by law.
Comment
[1] This Rule 2-3.9 does not prohibit a judge from participating in arbitration, mediation, or settlement conferences performed as part of assigned judicial duties. Rendering dispute resolution services apart from those duties, whether or not for economic gain, is prohibited unless it is expressly authorized by law.
(Adopted January 29, 1998, effective January 1, 1999. Amended November 25, 2003, effective January 1, 2004; amended July 20, 2011, effective January 1, 2012.)