STATE OF WASHINGTON
ETHICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OPINION NO. 91-8

Question
     May a judicial officer attend a dinner hosted by a bar association
when all expenses will be paid by the bar association?

Answer
     CJC Canon 5(C)(4)(a) permits judicial officers and their spouses to
accept ordinary social hospitality.  This would include an invitation to
attend a bar-related function such as a dinner when the expenses of the
dinner will be paid by the bar association.