Pennsylvania Code
Title 207 - JUDICIAL CONDUCT
Part V - JUDICIAL ETHICS ADVISORY BOARD
Chapter 1 - RULES OF THE JUDICIAL ETHICS ADVISORY BOARD
Subchapter A - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Rule 105 - Confidentiality
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) General Rule. Except for publication of redacted opinions as prescribed in these rules, or as otherwise required by law, the actions and records of the Board, including all requests for ethics advisory opinions, Panel advice, Board opinions, circulated drafts, records, documents, files, internal communications, deliberations and other proceedings of the Board, any Panel thereof, and any members, agents and employees relating to the business of the Board, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to or open to inspection by the public.
(b) Limited Waiver. Notwithstanding the general rule, a judicial officer may waive confidentiality as to the advice of the Panel and the unredacted opinion of the Board, either by express written waiver or by invoking any rule of reliance in a disciplinary proceeding relating to the conduct in question. Such limited waiver shall not affect the confidentiality of all other matters protected under subsection (a) of this rule.
