Opinion 20-120


December 1, 2020




Dear :


                We respond to your inquiry (20-120) about you and your first-degree relative both serving in the same town justice court simultaneously, as your child is considering running for a vacant seat on the court.


                From an ethics perspective, the Rules Governing Judicial Conduct “do not prevent [a] judge’s child from serving as … [a] judge of the same court on which the inquiring parent judge also serves” (Opinion 91-101).


                However, we cannot advise you on any potential legal issues or prohibitions.


                We enclose Opinion 91-101 for your review.


                                              Very truly yours,




                                             Hon. Margaret Walsh

                                              Justice of the Supreme Court

                                              Committee Co-Chair


                                              Hon. Lillian Wan

                                              Acting Justice of the Supreme Court

                                              Committee Co-Chair




Encls.