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Title 5A - ATTORNEYS AND STATE BAR APPENDIX
Appendix 4 - CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT
Rule 2.1 - Giving Precedence to the Duties of Judicial Office

Okla. Stat. tit. 5A , app 4 R. 2.1

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Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.
Rule 2.1 - Giving Precedence to the Duties of Judicial Office

The duties of judicial office, as prescribed by law, shall take precedence over all of a judge's personal and extrajudicial activities.

Okla. Stat. tit. 5A , app 4 R. 2.1

Approved by order of the Supreme Court, 2010 OK 90, effective 4/15/2011.

COMMENT

[1] To ensure that judges are available to fulfill their judicial duties, judges must conduct their personal and extrajudicial activities to minimize the risk of conflicts that would result in frequent disqualification. See Canon 3.

[2] Although it is not a duty of judicial office unless prescribed by law, judges are encouraged to participate in activities that promote public understanding of and confidence in the justice system.