Counselor

Question 1

Counselor — 2.1 — Advisor

Answer 1

• Independent professional judgment
• Candid Advice
• Can consider moral & other factors with the law

Question 2

Counselor — 2.4 — External Influences on Judicial Conduct

Answer 2

a) Arbitrator or mediator or similar

b) Make sure unrepresented parties know you are not representing them.

Question 3

Counselor — 2.9 — Ex Parte Communications

Answer 3

Judge shall not allow such things to happen, unless required due to circumstance or no affect shall occur.

Question 4

Counselor — 2.11 — Disqualification

Answer 4

A judge shall disqualify himself or herself in any proceeding in which the judge’s impartiality* might reasonably be questioned, including but not limited to the following circumstances:
• The judge has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party or a party’s lawyer, or personal knowledge* of facts that are in dispute in the proceeding.