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Question IX

2008 Bar · Legal Ethics · 1 sub-question

State, with a brief explanation, whether the judge concerned may be sanctioned for the conduct stated below. Refusing to inhibit himself although one of the lawyers in the case is his second cousin. Deciding a case in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling but adding that he does not agree with the ruling. Dictating his decision in open court immediately after trial.

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