Rule 16 Ex Parte Contacts

Except as authorized by law, ex parte communications by any Commission member about a pending complaint to any judge or judicial candidate who is the subject of a Commission investigation or who is involved in a Commission proceeding are prohibited. The same applies to a special master when there is a proceeding before the special master or member of a Special Court of Review, a Review Tribunal, or the Supreme Court when there is a proceeding before the relevant court or tribunal.