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- 3.12 | Compensation for Extrajudicial Activities
A judge may accept reasonable compensation for extrajudicial activities permitted by this code or other law unless such acceptance would appear to a reasonable person to undermine the judge’s independence, integrity, or impartiality.
Comment
[1] A judge is permitted to accept honoraria, stipends, fees, wages, salaries, royalties, or other compensation for speaking, teaching, writing, and other extrajudicial activities, provided the compensation is reasonable and commensurate with the task performed. The judge should be mindful, however, that judicial duties must take precedence over other activities. See Rule 2-2.1.
[2] Compensation derived from extrajudicial activities may be subject to public reporting. See Rule 2-3.15.
(Adopted January 29, 1998, effective January 1, 1999. Amended November 25, 2003, effective January 1, 2004; amended July 20, 2011, effective January 1, 2012.)