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Ill. Code Jud. Conduct Canon 3
Canon 3
CANON 3
A JUDGE SHALL CONDUCT THE JUDGE’S PERSONAL AND EXTRAJUDICIAL
ACTIVITIES TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF CONFLICT WITH THE OBLIGATIONS
OF JUDICIAL OFFICE.
RULE 3.1: EXTRAJUDICIAL ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL
RULE 3.2: APPEARANCES BEFORE GOVERNMENTAL BODIES AND CONSULTATION WITH
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
RULE 3.3: TESTIFYING AS A CHARACTER WITNESS
RULE 3.4: APPOINTMENTS TO GOVERNMENTAL POSITIONS
RULE 3.5: USE OF NONPUBLIC INFORMATION
RULE 3.6: AFFILIATION WITH DISCRIMINATORY ORGANIZATIONS
RULE 3.7: PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, FRATERNAL, OR
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
RULE 3.8: APPOINTMENTS TO FIDUCIARY POSITIONS
RULE 3.9: SERVICE AS ARBITRATOR OR MEDIATOR
RULE 3.10: PRACTICE OF LAW
RULE 3.11: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS, OR REMUNERATIVE ACTIVITIES
RULE 3.12: COMPENSATION FOR EXTRAJUDICIAL ACTIVITIES
RULE 3.13: ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, LOANS, BEQUESTS, FAVORS, BENEFITS, OR OTHER
THINGS OF VALUE
RULE 3.14: REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES AND WAIVERS OF FEES OR CHARGES
RULE 3.15: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
History
Adopted July 1, 2022, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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