Did Canon 6C financial disclosure apply to an inactive supernumerary justice?
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Plain-English summary
A request asked whether a nonworking associate justice had to comply with the Canons’ financial-disclosure provision.
After considering the request, the Commission said Section 6, Paragraph C did not apply to inactive supernumerary justices. The brief letter gives no further explanation of the disclosure requirement or other categories of retired judge.
Currency note
This opinion was issued in 1976, after the Alabama Supreme Court’s 1975 adoption of the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics. Subsequent amendments or later opinions may have changed the analysis. Treat this page as historical context and verify the current Canons and linked opinion before relying on its conclusions.
Common questions
Q: Which judicial status did the answer address?
A: An inactive supernumerary justice described in the request as nonworking.
Q: What did the Commission conclude about financial disclosure?
A: Section 6, Paragraph C did not apply to that status.
Q: Did the letter discuss active or working supernumerary judges?
A: No. Its stated conclusion was limited to inactive supernumerary justices.
Background and rules framework
The opinion names Section 6, Paragraph C of the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics as the financial-disclosure provision at issue and states its inapplicability to inactive supernumerary justices.
Citations and references
Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics:
- Section 6 Paragraph C
See also
- AL Judicial Ethics Op. 78-42: Inactive Retired Judge
- AL Judicial Ethics Op. 80-82: Inactive Retired Judge Law Practice
Source
- Landing page: Alabama JIC advisory opinions
- Original PDF: Advisory Opinion 76-1
- Canon history: Alabama JIC, Canons of Judicial Ethics
Original opinion text
Reproduced from the official source for research purposes. The linked source is authoritative.
76-1
Judicial Inquiry Commission
800 SOUTH MCDONOUGH STREET
SUITE 201
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104
February 2, 1976
On Friday, January 30, 1976, the Judicial Inquiry Commission met and considered your request for an opinion from this Commission regarding a non-working associate justice complying with the Canons of Judicial Ethics in relation to financial disclosure statements. Rules of Procedure Governing the Judicial Inquiry Commission approved by the Supreme Court on April 9, 1974, allows this Commission to render opinions upon written requests from judges. Therefore, following a discussion of your request, it was the opinion of the members present that Section 6 Paragraph C of the Canons of Judicial Ethics does not apply to inactive supernumerary justices. If we can be of further help to you in the future, please let us know.
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