Canon 4 Quasi-Judicial Activities
Code of Judicial Conduct
Rule Text
Quasi-Judicial Activities
A Judge May Engage in Quasi-Judicial Activities to Improve the Law, the Legal System, and the Administration of Justice
A judge, subject to the proper performance of judicial duties, may engage in the following quasi-judicial activities, if in doing so the judge does not impair, limit or restrict his or her capacity to decide impartially any issue that the judge knows is likely to come before the judge:
A. A judge may speak, write, lecture, teach, and participate in other activities concerning the law, the legal system, and the administration of justice.
B. A judge may appear at a public hearing before an executive or legislative body or official on matters concerning the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice, including the operation or funding of the judiciary, and may otherwise consult with or make any other submissions or representations to an executive or legislative body or official, but only on matters concerning the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice. [Amended effective June 22, 2026]