Standard 2(J) Membership in discriminatory organizations

1. A judge may not hold membership in any organization that practices invidious discrimination against any protected class of individuals. Further, a judge may not hold a membership in any organization that discriminates in a manner that would give rise to the reasonable perception that the judge’s impartiality is impaired.

2. A judge’s membership in a religious denomination or organization as a lawful exercise of the freedom of religion is not a violation of this Canon.