Opinion
93-19 details factors judges should consider when
evaluating whether they should belong to an organization.
CJC
Canon 2(B) provides that judges should not lend
the prestige of judicial office to advance the private
interests of others. (Opinion
85-5)
CJC
Canon 5(B)(1) provides that a judge may not participate
in activities that could imply a commitment to a cause
which is likely to come before the judge. (Opinion
88-9)
CJC
Canon 5(B)(1) provides that a judge may not participate
in an organization which will be engaged in proceedings
that would ordinarily come before the judge or will
be regularly engaged in adversary proceedings in the
state courts.
CJC
Canon 5(B) permits a judicial officer to serve
as a member of the board of regents of a private university.