State of Washington

Ethics Advisory Committee

Opinion 93-15

Question

Is it proper for an appellate court to accept a complimentary set of Washington Case Law in a CD Rom format with the appropriate software from the publisher? If so, may an individual judge accept a complimentary CD Rom for home use?

Answer

CJC Canon 5(C)(4)(a) provides that judicial officers may accept books supplied to them by publishers on a complimentary basis for official use. Therefore, an appellate court may accept a publisher's complimentary set of Washington Law in CD Rom format. An individual judge may accept a complimentary CD Rom for home if it is for official use.

NOTE: Effective June 23, 1995, the Supreme Court amended the Code of Judicial Conduct. In addition to reviewing the ethics advisory opinions, the following should be noted:

Opinion 93-15—CJC Canon 5(C)(4)(a) became 5(C)(5)(a).

The Supreme Court adopted a new Code of Judicial Conduct effective January 1, 2011. In addition to reviewing the ethics advisory opinions, the following should be noted:

CJC 3.13(B)(7)

Opinion 93-15

06/21/1993

 

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