Description: The Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Code of Judicial Ethics proposes amending canon 4E(1) to allow a judge to act as a health care representative for a person whose preexisting relationship with the judge would prevent the judge from hearing a case involving that person. Currently, the canon prohibits a judge from acting as a fiduciary except for family members. After receiving and reviewing comments on this proposal, the committee will make recommendations to the Supreme Court regarding the proposed amendment.

Category: Supreme Court

Item Number: SP19-07

Deadline: December 2, 2019

File: sp19-07.pdf