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Standard 1(N) Avoiding favoritism

Canon 1. A Judge Must Be Impartial

A judge may not engage in financial and business dealings that involve the judge in frequent transactions or continuing business relationships with those lawyers or other persons likely to come before the judge personally or before the court on which the judge serves. In addition, a judge should discourage members of the judge’s family from engaging in dealings that would reasonably appear to exploit the judge’s judicial position.