A periodic part-time judge who serves or expects to serve repeatedly on a part-time basis, but under a separate appointment for each limited period of service or for each matter,
(A)is not required to comply:(1)with Rule 4.1 (Political and Campaign Activities of Judges and Judicial Candidates in General) (A)(1) through (7), except while serving as a judge; or;(2)at any time with 3.8(A) (Appointments to Fiduciary Positions), 3.9 (Service as Arbitrator or Mediator), 3.10 (Practice of Law), and 3.11(B) (Financial, Business, or Remunerative Activities); and(B)may not practice law or serve as an arbitrator or mediator in the district or circuit court in which the judge serves or in any court subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the court on which the judges serves, and shall not act as a lawyer in a proceeding in which the judge has served as a judge or in any other proceeding related thereto.Amended by Order 2018-17, eff. 11/29/2018; adopted by Order 2018-04, eff. 1/31/2018.COMMENT
[1] Retired/senior judges who participate in the Temporary Assignment of Retired Judges Program are subject to this Rule.
[2] Retired judges or justices who do not participate in the Temporary Assignment of Retired Judges Program but who are appointed to serve by the Chief Justice, pursuant to Kentucky Constitution § 110(5), are subject to this Rule.