Nebraska Judicial Ethics Committee Ethics Opinions
Free plain-English summaries of legal ethics opinions issued by the Nebraska Judicial Ethics Committee, with full citations and source links on every page.
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May a Nebraska judge own bank stock and remain a director of the banks?
The Committee allowed continued bank stock ownership with case disqualification limits, but prohibited service on the banks’ boards under former Canon 5C(2).
How do payments from a former law partner and a spouse’s continued firm employment affect a new judge’s cases?
The majority required recusal from contested cases involving the former firm until the buyout debt was paid, absent case-specific remittal, and from nearly all matters from the spouse’s employer…
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Legal ethics opinions from the Nebraska Judicial Ethics Committee interpret the rules of professional conduct for working lawyers, in response to inquiries from members and committees. They are advisory, not binding like court discipline decisions, but courts and discipline boards treat formal opinions as substantial guidance on how the rules apply. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the original source on the bar's site.