Opinions Issued by Nevada Commission on Judicial Disclipline
Earlier this month, the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline issued two advisory opinions regarding judicial conduct.
The first, Opinion JE07-001, decides two related questions. First, judges are not disqualified from presiding over cases in which a party is represented by an attorney from a law firm representing on a pro bono basis a judges’ association of which the judges are members before the legislature in support of enactment of legislation increasing the number of judges within the judges’ district. The opinion goes on to hold that a judge could reasonably conclude that disclosure of this representation is not required, but such decision should be made by each individual judge.
The second, Opinion JE07-002, determines that a judge who is a parent and president of a charitable organization which supports a particular high school may not serve on a committee to develop and recommend a mandatory, but random, drug testing program for student athletes at the high school.
