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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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Controversial Tweet and Social Media

First Amendment v. Judicial Canons Part 2

by in First Amendment, judges on Facebook, judicial canons, judicial misconduct, Social Media. Posted September 9, 2021
Another Georgia Judge Defending Her Social Media Posts As Compliant with Judicial Canons The Judicial Canons and social media are once again the focus of judicial woes in Georgia. On July 22, the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) filed formal charges against Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson, accusing the Judge of four counts of ...
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First Amendment

Judicial Misconduct or First Amendment Expression?

by in First Amendment, judicial canons, judicial misconduct, Social Media. Posted September 2, 2021
Georgia Judge Asserting First Amendment Rights in Defending Allegation of Ethics Violations After Controversial Facebook Post A judge in Cherokee County, Georgia, has been charged with ethics violations after posting support for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson who made controversial comments about Robert Aaron Long, the man accused of killing eight people at three ...
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Judges on Facebook 2.0—California Offers New Advice

by in judges on Facebook, judicial canons, judicial ethics, Social Media. Posted April 29, 2021
California Opinion 2021-42  Provides Advice for Judges Commenting on Law Related Topics The California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions (“Committee”) issued Expedited Opinion 2021-42 yesterday to provide additional guidance to judges who want to make statements on Facebook concerning “legislation related to the law, the legal system, and the administration of justice.” The ...
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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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Ticket

Ticket to Ride? Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee Says Judge May Accept Free Resort Stay at Attorneys’ Association Event

by in Florida, Florida Supreme Court, judicial canons, judicial ethics, legal ethics, Uncategorized. Posted September 26, 2019
In a decision which may come as a surprise to some, the Florida Supreme Court’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (JEAC) recently advised that judges have broad latitude in determining the propriety of accepting free resort stays from friends. Ticket
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