The preceding analysis (see parts 1, 2, 3, & 4) makes abundantly clear how dangerous the draft advisory opinion of the Codes of Conduct Committee is. Its attempt to change the applicable ethical guidance is based on logic that, if taken at face value and applied across the board, would wreak havoc on judges’ ability to connect not only to the legal profession, but also to the institutions of faith, education, and community with which Canon 4 explicitly contemplates they will involve themselves …
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