TN · rules
Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 10, RJC 3.12
Compensation for Extrajudicial Activities
Unless prohibited by law, a judge may accept reasonable compensation for personal or extrajudicial activities permitted by this Code or other law unless such acceptance would appear to a reasonable person to undermine the judge’s independence, integrity, or impartiality.
History
Comment [1] A judge may be permitted to accept honoraria, stipends, fees, wages, salaries, royalties, or other compensation for speaking, teaching, writing, and other extrajudicial activities, provided the compensation is reasonable and commensurate with the task performed. The judge should be mindful, however, that judicial duties must take precedence over other activities. See RJC 2.1. Other law may prohibit the accepting of such compensation. See, e.g., Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-10-116. [2] Compensation derived from extrajudicial activities may be subject to public reporting. See RJC 3.15.
Provenance
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- www.tncourts.gov
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- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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