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Or. Code Jud. Conduct R. 1.2
Application
(A) Persons who perform the functions of a judge and who have been (1)
duly elected, (2) appointed by the Governor, or (3) employed full-time to perform
the functions of a judge on an appellate court, the tax court, or a circuit court shall
comply with this Code at all times.
(B) Persons who perform the functions of a judge as senior judges under
ORS 1.300
(1) are not required to comply with Rule 4.5, (Participation in
Legal, Educational, Religious, Charitable, Fraternal, or Civic Organizations
and Activities), Rule 4.6, (Appointments to Fiduciary Positions), Rule 4.7
(Service as Arbitrator or Mediator), or Rule 4.8 (Practice of Law), but shall
comply with all other provisions of this Code during any period when they
are designated by the Supreme Court or other governing authority to
perform the functions of a judge; and
(2) shall not, except with the express consent of the parties and
lawyers, accept a judicial assignment involving a lawyer or law firm that
the person is then representing or opposing, as a lawyer or a party, in any
legal proceeding;
(C) Persons other than those described in Paragraphs (A) or (B) of this
rule, who perform the functions of a judge, including but not limited to judges pro
tempore on a court described in paragraph (A) of this Rule, judges of a county
court, and judges of a justice court
(1) are not required to comply with Rule 4.5, (Participation in
Legal, Educational, Religious, Charitable, Fraternal, or Civic Organizations
and Activities), Rule 4.6, (Appointments to Fiduciary Positions), Rule 4.7
(Service as Arbitrator or Mediator), Rule 4.8 (Practice of Law), or Rule 5.1
(Political Activities of Judges and Judicial Candidates in General), but shall
comply with all other provisions of this Code during any period when they
are designated by the Supreme Court or other governing authority to
perform the functions of a judge; and
(2) shall not, except with the express consent of the parties and
lawyers, accept a judicial assignment involving a lawyer or law firm that
the person is then representing or opposing, as a lawyer or a party, in any
legal proceeding;
(D) Municipal court judges are not required to comply with this Code.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.oregon.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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