CJC Canon 4(C) permits the judge to serve on the board because it is devoted to the law, the legal system and the administration of justice. Because the purpose of the legal aid fund is to raise funds to provide poor people with access to the justice system it is consistent with that purpose.

The judge may assist the law fund with raising money and may participate in the fund’s management and investment decisions, but the judge may not personally participate in public fundraising.

The facts in this case are different from those which prohibit a judge from serving as a board member of United Way because the sole purpose of United Way is to raise and distribute donations to charitable organizations.

CJC Canon 4(C) creates a limited exception to the non-solicitation rule for organizations that are devoted to the improvement of the law, the legal system and the administration of justice. (Opinion 92-1) (Opinion 90-7)