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Ethics Alert (Posted 09/21/23)
Ethics Advisory Opinions
Policy and Rules of the Committee
Instructions for Submitting a Request for an Opinion

• Committee Members
• Meeting Notice
• Future Meeting Dates
• Agenda and Minutes
  
• Annual Reports

The Committee on Judicial Ethics began operation on August 1, 2008, after Hon. Chase T. Rogers, Chief Justice, adopted the Policy and Rules of the Committee. The Committee on Judicial Ethics provides formal and informal advisory opinions to judges, senior judges, judge trial referees, family support magistrates and judicial or family support magistrate nominees with respect to the rules of court and statutes that govern the ethical and professional conduct of judges.

The Committee on Judicial Ethics consists of five members. Four of the members are judges or judge trial referees and one of the members is a law professor who specializes in professional ethics. The Chief Justice has appointed one alternate and may appoint other alternates as necessary.

All opinions rendered by the Committee on Judicial Ethics are advisory in nature. No opinion is binding on the Judicial Review Council or the Superior Court, Appellate Court or Supreme Court in the exercise of their judicial discipline responsibilities.

Requests for formal advisory opinions must be made by letter, addressed and emailed to Attorney Viviana L. Livesay, Secretary, Committee on Judicial Ethics, viviana.livesay@jud.ct.gov, Attorney Steven Bidwell, Assistant Secretary, Committee on Judicial Ethics, steven.bidwell@jud.ct.gov, or Attorney Kevin J. DiAdamo, Assistant Secretary, Committee on Judicial Ethics, kevin.diadamo@jud.ct.gov. Requests for informal opinions may be made by email to Attorney Livesay, Attorney Bidwell or Attorney DiAdamo at the email addresses noted above.

• Advisory Opinions
• Policy and Rules of the Committee
• Instructions for Submitting a Request for an Opinion


• Code of Judicial Conduct and other applicable rules - PDF
• Differences between the Old Code and the New 2011 Code - PDF
• Amendment to Canon 3 (b) (3) of Code of Judicial Conduct and Rule 8.3 of the Rules of Professional Conduct (Eff. 08/01/08 - PDF)

Meeting Notice: The Committee will be holding a Regular Meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. Members of the public who wish to attend must email the Committee's Secretary at Viviana.Livesay@jud.ct.gov before 5:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting. Please note that there will be no public comment.

Future Meeting Dates: Meetings via Microsoft Teams are usually held at 9:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of the month, unless otherwise noted. Members of the public who wish to attend must email the Committee's Secretary at Viviana.Livesay@jud.ct.gov before 5:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting. Please note that there is no public comment.

• October 17, 2024
• November 21, 2024
• December 19, 2024

Agendas and Minutes:

Annual Reports:

• 2023 Annual Report
• 2022 Annual Report
• 2021 Annual Report
• 2020 Annual Report
• 2019 Annual Report
• 2018 Annual Report
• 2017 Annual Report
• 2016 Annual Report
• 2015 Annual Report
• 2014 Annual Report
• 2013 Annual Report
• 2012 Annual Report
• 2011 Annual Report
• 2010 Annual Report
• 2009 Annual Report
• 2008 Annual Report

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