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3.6 Affiliation with Discriminatory Organizations

Vermont Code of Judicial Conduct (2019)

(A) A judge shall not hold membership in any organization that practices invidious discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, place of birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, socioeconomic status, or other grounds that are illegal or prohibited under federal or state law.

(B) A judge shall not use the benefits or facilities of an organization if the judge knows or should know that the organization practices invidious discrimination on one or more of the bases identified in paragraph (A). A judge’s attendance at an event in a facility of an organization that the judge is not permitted to join is not a violation of this Rule when the judge’s attendance is an isolated event that could not reasonably be perceived as an endorsement of the organization’s practices.