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Rule 2.6 Ensuring the Right to Be Heard

VII. Judicial Ethics | Rule 81. Arizona Code of Judicial Conduct | Canon 2. A Judge Shall Perform the Duties of Judicial Office Impartially, Competently, and Diligently

(A) A judge shall accord to every person who has a legal interest in a proceeding, or that person's lawyer, the right to be heard according to law.

(B) A judge may encourage parties to a proceeding and their lawyers to settle matters in dispute, but shall not coerce any party into settlement.

Amendment history: Added June 2, 2009, effective Sept. 1, 2009.