JUDICIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
In order to assist judges* in complying with the foregoing Code of Judicial Conduct, an advisory committee has been appointed by the Supreme Court with authority to interpret the code and to provide an opinion upon the request of any judge or judicial officer* concerning a proposed action and its propriety in the light of said code. The advisory committee consists of five (5) members of the judiciary, not more than two (2) of whom may be from the same court. The advisory committee will give the inquiring judge an opinion in respect to the propriety or impropriety* of the judge’s proposed action provided that an opinion may not be issued where the request concerns a matter that is pending* before a court. An opinion from the advisory committee that it is proper for the judge to take certain action will give rise to a conclusive presumption that the judge has acted properly. Any judge who acts in accordance with an opinion given by the advisory committee shall be presumed to have abided by the Code of Judicial Conduct.