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S.C. Probate Judge Under Fire Again for Facebook Posts

by in judges, judges on Facebook, judicial canons, Social Media. Posted November 4, 2021
Although not an attorney, a South Carolina probate judge’s social media use constituted impermissible judicial conduct A South Carolina probate judge has had a second run-in with the state supreme court for impermissible social media posts. In an order published on October 13, 2021, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued Judge Kenneth “Kenny” E. Johns, ...
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Preaching

Preaching and Presiding: Where are the Ethical Boundaries?

by in First Amendment, judges, judicial canons, judicial ethics, Uncategorized. Posted April 19, 2020
Opinions concerning judicial ethics have sparked some controversy, when, at the conclusion of a recent murder trial, a Dallas County Court judge gifted a Christian bible to the convicted criminal while also giving her a hug. Preaching
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Ethics

Federal Judiciary Adopts Ethics Rules Explicitly Barring Sexual Harassment & Creating a Reporting Obligation for Misconduct

by in judges, Rules of Professional Conduct, sexual harassment, Uncategorized. Posted May 6, 2019
On March 12th, the Judicial Conference of the United States, the federal judiciary’s national policymaking body, adopted new ethics rules that make clear that sexual harassment is banned, further providing that judges and judicial employees have an affirmative obligation to report if they know of such misconduct.
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