Sentences with phrase «appearance of impropriety in»
Introduction Canon 1: A Judge Should Uphold the Integrity and Independence of the Judiciary Canon 2: A Judge Should Avoid Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety in All Activities Canon 3: A Judge Should Perform the Duties of the Office Fairly, Impartially and Diligently Canon 4: A Judge May Engage in Extrajudicial Activities That are Consistent With the Obligations of Judicial Office Canon 5: A Judge Should Refrain From Political Activity Compliance with the Code of Conduct Applicable Date of Compliance
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There is, at the very least, the outward appearance of impropriety in the Ballard / Lasker connections that should be addressed, especially by those seeking re-election in a town where patronage jobs are one of the top issues.
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@ED, In many financial jobs the reasons for what you can and get you can and can't do is because there are federal regulations to avoid impropriety and high dollar scams (I'm not in any way saying you would do this, it tend so happen at really high individual levels), and the lawyers make strict company policies to make sure there isn't even an appearance of improprietIn many financial jobs the reasons for what you can and get you can and can't do is because there are federal regulations to avoid impropriety and high dollar scams (I'm not in any way saying you would do this, it tend so happen at really high individual levels), and the lawyers make strict company policies to make sure there isn't even an appearance of improprietin any way saying you would do this, it tend so happen at really high individual levels), and the lawyers make strict company policies to make sure there isn't even an appearance of impropriety.
«While I am persuaded that there was nothing more going on here than some verbal jockeying between two friendly rivals,» he said, «it is my responsibility to make it plain to Messrs. Barkley and Jackson and everyone else in the NBA that on the subject of gambling, even the slightest appearance of impropriety is a serious matter.»
In an effort to avoid even the slightest appearance of impropriety, on April 25, 2016, the Park District informed the Library District that we deemed any contract, intergovernmental agreement or joint position statement with the Library District prior to referendum as potential violations of the Illinois Election Code and as such could not agree to any at that time.
«In New York, this behavior has led to the appearance of and sometime real impropriety.
Even if there is no actual impropriety, such sources of income give the appearance of impropriety and, in so doing, further undermine public confidence and trust in government officials.»
In audits of other IDAs that have done business with their board members, though, the comptroller concluded that «such transactions may create an actual conflict of interest or the appearance of impropriety.»
A chief concern that Scott found is that some types of behavior trigger accusations of «per se» antitrust violations, in which the facts are secondary to any appearance of impropriety.
The change was intended to avoid «the appearance of impropriety» after articles concerning the arrangement appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education and national media.
The article reveals a system, which combined with the fact that judges in Texas are elected, requiring them to campaign and thus to raise campaign funds through donations, that can hardly hope to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
As reported Tuesday by Adam Liptak in The New York Times, the proposal would change from a mandatory rule to nonbinding advice the instruction that judges «avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety.»
Building on these rules, the recent ABA opinion on social media cautions judges not to «form relationships» or engage in communications online that might convey such an impression or create the «appearance of impropriety.»
A judge may participate in electronic social networking, but as with all social relationships and contacts, a judge must comply with relevant provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct and avoid any conduct that would undermine the judge's independence, integrity, or impartiality, or create an appearance of impropriety.
The ABA recently issued Formal Opinion 462 which states that judges may participate in social media, but leaves it to further interpretation how judges may do so without giving the appearance of impropriety.
A judge shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary, and shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety.
The primacy of judicial service and the obligation to avoid even the appearance of impropriety mandate caution in accepting civil cases in disputed matters.
COMMENT [1] Public confidence in the judiciary is eroded by improper conduct and conduct that creates the appearance of impropriety.
A judge may accept compensation and reimbursement of expenses for the law - related and extrajudicial activities permitted by this Code if the source of the payments does not give the appearance of influencing the judge in the judge's judicial duties or otherwise give the appearance of impropriety, subject to the following restrictions:
Under the Model Code of Judicial Conduct, judges must always act in a manner that «promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary» and must «avoid impropriety or the appearance of impropriety.»
In Brockton, the Court rejected the concept of «appearance of impropriety» as a basis for depriving an insurer of its contractual right to control the defence; instead, it adopted the concept of conflict of interest.
In Caperton, the U.S. Supreme Court quoted the then - existing version of the American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial Conduct, which instructed judges to avoid «the appearance of impropriety.»
Under the ethical rules and guidelines in place in most states, judges must disclose any campaign donations from parties or attorneys before their courts, and they must refrain from hearing a case if it would give rise to «impropriety or the appearance of impropriety.»
The judge should exhibit respect for the law, integrity in his or her private dealings and generally avoid the appearance of impropriety.
We are not suggesting that there was any impropriety in the proceedings but, as the Court of Appeal has stressed, there can be the appearance of bias without any actual bias.
They can talk all they want about the appearance of impropriety (which was certainly present in this case13), but it's not as if the Supreme Court wasn't clear about what it meant.
Judicial disqualification is warranted if the judge is actually biased or prejudiced or if the judge, based on objective and reasonable perceptions, has either a serious risk of actual bias impacting the due process rights of a party or has failed to adhere to the appearance of impropriety standard set forth in Canon 2 of the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct.
«He sold all of his individual stocks in 2016 to avoid any appearance of impropriety (and questions like these).»
Designated agency does not just create an appearance of impropriety, it encourages dishonest conduct by putting brokerage firms in the position of being able to manipulate real estate transactions to their own benefit.