Rule 3.11 Financial, Business, or Remunerative Activities
Canon 3. A Judge Shall Conduct the Judge’s Personal and Extrajudicial Activities to Minimize the Risk of Conflict with the Duties of Judicial Office
Rule Text
(a) A judge may hold and manage investments of the judge and members of the judge’s family.*
(b) A judge shall not serve as an officer, director, manager, general partner, advisor, or employee of any business entity except that a judge may manage or participate in:
(1) a business closely held by the judge or members of the judge’s family;* or
(2) a business entity primarily engaged in investment of the financial resources of the judge or members of the judge’s family.*
(c) A judge shall not engage in financial activities permitted under Rules 3.11(a) and (b) if they will:
(1) interfere with the proper performance of the duties of judicial office;
(2) lead to frequent disqualification or recusal of the judge;
(3) involve the judge in frequent transactions or continuing business relationships with lawyers or other persons likely to come before the court on which the judge serves; or
(4) result in violation of other provisions of this Code.