ETHICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
OPINION NO. 87-7



QUESTION

     May a superior court judge serve as the uncompensated executor of an
out-of-state estate for close and long time friends and as the
uncompensated trustee for an out-of-state trust for their college age
grandson, who is also a close long time friend of the judge?


ANSWER

     It is not proper under CJC Canon 5(D) for a superior court judge to
serve as the uncompensated executor of an out-of-state estate for close and
long time friends and as the uncompensated trustee for an out-of-state
trust for their college age grandson, who is also a close, long time friend
of the judge, as Canon 5(D) limits a judge’s ability to act as a fiduciary
to members of the family only and then only if such will not interfere with
the proper performance of the judicial duties.