Application
Rule Text
The Application paragraph establishes when the various Rules apply to a judge or judicial candidate.
I. APPLICABILITY OF THIS CODE
(A) The provisions of this Code apply to justices of the supreme court, district court judges, the chief water judge, the workers compensation court judge, justices of the peace, municipal court judges, city court judges and judges of courts of limited jurisdiction created by the legislature, including judges pro tempore, as hereinafter set forth, and, where specifically indicated, to judicial candidates.
(B) The provisions of this Code do not apply to special masters, referees, administrative law judges, or persons appointed to perform quasi-judicial functions.
II. JUDGE PRO TEMPORE
(A) A judge pro tempore is a person who, pursuant to the law, is called to serve temporarily as a judge.
(B) While presiding over any stage of a pending case under temporary appointment, a judge pro tempore must comply with this Code except for Rules 3.4, 3.7, 3.9, and 3.11(B).
III. EFFECTIVE DATE—COMPLIANCE
(A) The provisions of this Code are effective on the date specified by the supreme court.
(B) A person to whom this Code becomes applicable shall comply immediately with its provisions, unless otherwise provided in this Code.
CANON 1
A JUDGE SHALL UPHOLD AND PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE, INTEGRITY, AND IMPARTIALITY OF THE JUDICIARY, AND SHALL AVOID IMPROPRIETY AND THE APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY.