Ga. Code. Jud. Cond. app Appendix: Citations to Terminology

As amended through April 15, 2024
Appendix - Appendix: Citations to Terminology

The defined terms listed below are presented in italics where they appear in the Rules, as well as the Preamble and Scope, Terminology, and Application sections, and in regular text when used in the Commentary. These defined terms may be located using the following cross-reference citations.

"Aggregate," See Rule 2.11 (A) (4); Commentary [8], [9], and [10] for Rule 2.11; Rule 3.15 (A) (2).

"Appropriate action" See Terminology Section; Rule 2.15 (A) and (B).

"Appropriate authority" See Terminology Section; Application Section; Commentary [4] for Rule 2.11; Rule 2.15 (A), (B), and (D); Commentary [1] and [2] for Rule 2.15.

"Campaign committee" See Terminology Section; Commentary [12] (i), (ii), and (iii) for Rule 2.11; Rule 4.2 (A) (4) and (5); Commentary [7] and [8] for Rule 4.2.

"Campaign contribution disclosure report" See Commentary [2] and [11] for Rule 2.11.

"Comment" See Rule 2.10 (A) and (D); Commentary [1] and [2] for Rule 2.10; Commentary [2] for Rule 4.2.

"Contribution" See Terminology Section; Rule 2.11 (A) (4) and (A) (4) (a), (b), (d), (g), (h); Commentary [8], [9], [10], and [12] for Rule 2.11; Rule 4.1 (A) (3); Rule 4.2 (B).

"De minimis" See Terminology Section; Rule 2.11 (A) (2) (c); Commentary [2] for Rule 3.11.

"Degree of relationship" See Rule 2.11 (A) (2).

"Domestic partner" See Terminology Section; Rule 2.11 (A) (2) and (B); Rule 3.11 (E); Rule 3.13 (D) (1) and (D) (10); Rule 3.14.

"Economic interest" See Rule 3.11 (E).

"Election cycle" See Terminology Section; Commentary [8] and [9] for Rule 2.11.

"Family" See Terminology Section; Application Section; Rule 2.4; Rule 2.11 (C); Commentary [7] for Rule 2.11; Rule 3.8 (A); Commentary [1] for Rule 3.11; Rule 3.13 (D) (10); Commentary [4] for Rule 3.13.

"Fiduciary" See Application Section; Rule 2.11 (B); Rule 3.8; Rule 3.8 (A), (B), and (C); Commentary for Rule 3.8; Rule 3.11 (E).

"Financial disclosure statement" See Commentary [2] and [11] for Rule 2.11.

"Impartial," "impartiality," and "impartially" See Preamble; Terminology Section; Canon 1; Rule 1.2 (A) and (B); Commentary [1] and [3] for Rule 1.2; Canon 2; Rule 2.2; Commentary [2] for Rule 2.3; Commentary for Rule 2.6; Commentary [1] for Rule 2.7; Commentary [3] for Rule 2.8; Rule 2.10; Commentary [1] for Rule 2.10; Rule 2.11 (A), Rule 2.11 (A) (4) (h), and (A) (5); Commentary [1] and [5] for Rule 2.11; Rule 2.13 (a) (1); Rule 3.1 (C); Rule 3.6; Commentary [1] for Rule 3.6; Rule 3.7 (B); Commentary [1] for Rule 3.7; Rule 3.11 (B); Commentary [2] for Rule 3.11; Rule 3.12; Rule 3.13 (A) (2); Commentary [5], [6], and [8] for Rule 3.13; Commentary [1] for Rule 4.2; Rule 4.5.

"Impending matter" See Terminology Section; Rule 2.9 (A) and (C); Commentary [9] and [11] for Rule 2.9; Rule 2.10 (A); Commentary [1] for Rule 2.10; Rule 2.11 (A) (1) and (A) (4) (f); Commentary [2] for Rule 4.2.

"Impropriety" See Preamble; Canon 1; Commentary [2] and [3] for Rule 1.2; Canon 2; Commentary [1] for Rule 3.6; Commentary [6] for Rule 3.13.

"Independence" See Preamble; Scope; Terminology Section; Canon 1; Rule 1.2; Commentary [1] for Rule 1.2; Commentary [1] for Rule 2.10; Commentary for Rule 3.4; Commentary [1] for Rule 3.7; Rule 3.12; Rule 3.13 (A) (2); Commentary [5], [6], and [8] for Rule 3.13; Commentary [3] for Rule 4.2.

"Integrity" See Preamble; Terminology Section; Canon 1; Rule 1.2; Commentary [1] and [3] for Rule 1.2; Commentary [1] for Rule 2.10; Commentary [1] for Rule 2.15; Commentary [1] for Rule 3.6; Rule 3.12; Rule 3.13 (A) (2); Commentary [5], [6], and [8] for Rule 3.13.

"Intimate partner" See Terminology Section; Rule 2.11 (A) (2) and (B); Rule 3.11 (E); Rule 3.13 (D) (1) and (D) (10); Rule 3.14.

"Invidious discrimination" See Rule 3.6 (A) and (B); Commentary [1], [2], and [3] for Rule 3.6.

"Judicial candidate" See Scope; Application Section; Terminology Section; Rule 2.11 (A) (4) (g) and (A) (5); Commentary [12] for Rule 2.11; Rule 4.1 (A) and (B); Commentary for Rule 4.1; Rule 4.2 (A), (A) (3), (A) (4), and (B); Commentary [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], and [7] for Rule 4.2; Rule 4.3; Commentary for Rule 4.3; Rule 4.6; Commentary for Rule 4.6. 56

"Knowingly," "knowledge," "known," or "knows" See Terminology Section; Commentary [2] for Rule 2.2; Rule 2.11 (A) (1), (A) (2) (c) and (A) (2) (d); Commentary [8] and [12] for Rule 2.11; Rule 2.15 (A) and (B); Commentary [1] and [2] for Rule 2.15; Rule 3.6 (B).

"Law" See Preamble; Terminology Section; Application Section; Rule 1.1; Rule 2.1; Rule 2.4; Rule 2.6; Commentary [3] for Rule 2.7; Commentary [4] for Rule 2.8; Rule 2.9 (A), (A) (2), and (A) (5); Commentary [4] for Rule 2.9; Commentary [9] and [11] for Rule 2.11; Rule 3.2; Rule 3.4; Rule 3.7 (A) (1), (A) (2), and (A) (3); Commentary [1] and [3] for Rule 3.7; Rule 3.10; Rule 3.13 (A) (1) and (D) (1) (a); Commentary [1] for Rule 4.2; Rule 4.5 (A) and (B); Commentary for Rule 4.6.

"Member of a judge's family residing in the judge's household" See Rule 2.11 (A) (2).

"Non-public information" See Rule 2.10 (A).

"Pending proceeding" See Terminology Section; Rule 2.9 (A) and (C); Commentary [9] and [11] for Rule 2.9; Rule 2.10 (A); Commentary [1] for Rule 2.10; Rule 2.11 (A) (1) and (A) (4) (f); Commentary [2] for Rule 4.2.

"Personally solicit" See Rule 3.7 (A) (3) and (B) (2); Rule 4.2 (B).

"Political organization" See Rule 4.1 (A) (1), (A) (2), and (A) (3); Rule 4.3 (B).

"Public election" See Commentary [8] for Rule 2.11 (B); Rule 4.1 (A); Commentary for Rule 4.6.

"Require" See Commentary [1] and [3] for Rule 2.1; Rule 2.3 (C); Commentary [1] for Rule 2.3; Rule 2.8 (A); Rule 2.9 (A) (1); Rule 2.10 (C).

"Serious crime" See Rule 2.15 (D).

"Support" See Terminology Section; Rule 2.11 (A) (4), and (A) (4) (a), (b), (d), (e), (h); Rule 4.2 (B).

Ga. Code. Jud. Cond. app Appendix: Citations to Terminology

Adopted effective January 1, 2016; amended effective September 22, 2016.