Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
3.1.
Officers.
In accordance with Rule 104(a), the Supreme Court shall designate one
Member to serve as Chair and another to serve as Vice-Chair.
3.2. The Chair shall:
3.2.1. With the
assistance of the Executive Director, set the meeting agenda and determine the order in which Board business
is addressed.
3.2.2. Preside over the Board at all Board
meetings.
3.2.3. Exercise any other prerogatives or duties
specifically delegated by the Board or referenced in these Regulations.
3.3. The Vice-Chair shall assume the prerogatives and duties of the Chair
if the Chair position is vacant or the Chair is absent or unable to act.
3.4.
Standards of Member Conduct.
3.4.1. Appellate and Trial Court Judge Members shall be bound by the Code
of Judicial Conduct.
3.4.2. Magisterial District Judge Members
shall be bound by the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges.
3.4.3. Attorney Members of the Board shall be bound by the Rules of
Professional Conduct.
3.4.4. Rule 105 (Confidentiality) and
Section 5.0 hereof evidence a strong commitment to encourage Judicial Officers to seek ethics advisory
opinions and that all such communications to and from the Board are to be confidential. In light of these
objectives, Members are relieved of any obligation under the Codes to report to an appropriate authority
conduct of a Judicial Officer that is the subject of a Request permitted under these
Regulations.
3.5.
Conflicts.
Members shall refrain from participating in the work of either a Panel or
Board that pertains to their own Request or in any other matter where a Member's impartiality might
reasonably be questioned.
3.6.
Board Member
Training.
3.6.1. The Board shall develop a course of training on
judicial ethics, as regulated by the Codes, which course of training will be subject to approval by the
Continuing Judicial Education Board.
3.6.2. Every Board member
shall complete the approved training prior to engaging in service on the Board.
3.6.3. A member may complete the required training either by attending
in-person training or via a pre-recorded training program.
