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Conn. Code Jud. Conduct R. 3.8

Appointments to Fiduciary Positions

activein force · 2011-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) A judge shall not accept appointment to

serve in a fiduciary position, such as executor,

administrator, trustee, guardian, attorney in fact,

or other personal representative, except for the

estate, trust, or person of a member of the judge’s

family, and then only if such service will not interfere with the proper performance of judicial duties.

(b) A judge shall not serve in a fiduciary position

if the judge as fiduciary will likely be engaged

in proceedings that would ordinarily come before

the judge or if the estate, trust, or ward becomes

involved in adversary proceedings in the court on

which the judge serves or one under its appellate jurisdiction.

be subject to the same restrictions on engaging in

financial activities that apply to a judge personally.

(d) If a person who is serving in a fiduciary

position becomes a judge, he or she must comply

with this Rule as soon as reasonably practicable

but in no event later than one year after becoming

a judge.

History

(Effective Jan. 1, 2011.) COMMENT: A judge should recognize that other restric- tions imposed by this Code may conflict with a judge’s obliga- tions as a fiduciary; in such circumstances, a judge should resign as fiduciary. For example, serving as a fiduciary might require frequent disqualification of a judge under Rule 2.11 because a judge is deemed to have an economic interest in shares of stock held by a trust if the amount of stock held is more than de minimis.

Provenance

Source: jud.ct.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Edition: 2026-09-15
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