2006 Opinions
12/22/06 - Propriety of a Judge Using Unspent Campaign Contributions (Those Not Spent or Committed for Expenditure as a Result of a Campaign) To Pay Attorney Fees Related to the Defense of an Ethics Complaint Against the Judge
11/06/06 - Propriety of a Judge Using His/Her Legal Skills to Amend the By‐Laws and Articles of Incorporation for His/Her Homeowners Association
11/13/06 - Propriety of District Court Staff Attorney Acting as a Temporary Family Court Master, Where the Staff Attorney is also a Law Clerk for, and is Supervised by, the Judge Who Will Review the Findings and Recommendations of the Staff Attorney in His Master Capacity
10/17/06 - Propriety of an Endorsement of a Remaining Candidate Coming from an Individual Who Lost in the Primary for the Same Race.
10/06/06 - Propriety of a Judge or Judicial Candidate Participating in a Parade as Part of an Entry Sponsored by a Political Party, Which Entry is Intended to Represent that Party’s Candidates for State and Local Office.
09/15/06 - Propriety of an Elected, Continuing Part‐Time Judge Representing a Party in Litigation in Another Court Which is Related to a Matter Which Was Heard and Decided by the Continuing Part‐Time Judge in His or Her Court.
09/15/06 - Propriety of an Elected, Continuing Part‐Time Judge (1) Appearing in Campaign Advertising in a Judicial Robe; and (2) Using the Words “Judge” or “Re‐Elect Judge” in Campaign Advertising.
09/01/06 - Propriety of a Judge, Who is Assigned to Manage and Hear Cases in a Complex and Specialized Area of the Law, Serving on the Educational Program Advisory Board for a Private, For‐Profit Business Organization Which, Among Other Things, Consults With Potential and Actual Litigants Concerning Claims Related to that Area of the Law, and Which Also Offers Educational Seminars for Professionals Involved in it, Including Attorneys and Judges.
08/29/06 - Propriety of a Branch of a District Court Promoting and Sponsoring a Sports Event to Raise Money for a Local Charity.
08/22/06 - Propriety of a Candidate for Judicial Election, Who Is Not Serving in a Judicial Capacity on a Full‐ or Part‐Time Basis, Sponsoring, in the Name of the Candidate’s Campaign, a Fund‐Raiser for a Non‐Profit Organization Which Would Receive All of the Proceeds Raised.
08/17/06 - Propriety of a Judge Presiding in Unrelated Cases Involving a Law Firm which Currently Represents the Homeowners Association for the Judge’s Development
08/17/06 - Propriety of a Judge Who Dealt with an Offender in Drug Court Later Adjudicating the Same Defendant in Non‐Drug Court Criminal Proceedings
07/21/06 - Propriety of a Candidate for Judicial Election, Who is not Serving in a Judicial Capacity on a Full or Part‐Time Basis, to Continue to Publish a Newspaper Column and to Appear in Media Advertisements, Neither of Which Directly Support His or Her Candidacy.
07/18/06 - Propriety of a Judge Answering a Subpoena to Testify at Hearing or Trial when He/She Believes the Questioning May Include Issues Dealing with Character Evidence.
06/23/06 - Propriety of a Judge or Judicial Candidate Placing His or Her Name on the Website of a Political Party for the Purpose of Providing a Link to Website of the Judge or Judicial Candidate at which the Campaign Materials of the Judge or Judicial Candidate are Located.
06/30/06 - Propriety of a Judge Presiding Over Pending Cases Where the Attorney for One of the Parties is the Opponent of the Judge in an Upcoming Judicial Election.
06/08/06 - Propriety of a Justice of the Peace Serving as an Unpaid Consultant to the Sheriff’s Department from which Officers Appear in His Court on Criminal Matters
05/31/06 - Propriety of Sitting Judge Having Judicial Business Card Printed in Magazines and Other Publications
05/11/06 - Applicability to a Senior District Court Judge of Campaign Contribution and Expense Reporting Requirements of NRS Chapter 294A
01/09/06 - Propriety of a Judge Testifying as an Expert in a Proceeding for which the Judge was Engaged Prior to Taking the Bench