Rule 3.12 Compensation for Extrajudicial Activities
Canon 3: A judge should regulate extra-judicial activities to minimize the risk of conflict with judicial duties
Rule Text
A judge may receive compensation and reimbursement of expenses for the law-related and extra-judicial activities permitted by this Code or other law, if the source of such payments does not give the appearance of influencing the judge in the judge's judicial duties or otherwise give the appearance of impropriety, subject to the following restrictions:
(A) Compensation should not exceed a reasonable amount.
(B) A judge should not solicit or accept a fee, reimbursement of expenses, or a gift for solemnizing a marriage, except that a judge may accept a non-monetary gift, if the gift is fairly commensurate with the occasion and the judge's relationship with the persons involved.