Who would answer a municipal judge's question about a service-related conflict under the judicial code?

Plain-English summary

A municipal judge asked whether use of a particular service would create a conflict of interest. The published question did not identify the service.

The office said the issue concerned the Code of Judicial Conduct and should be directed to the Judicial Commission. It did not decide whether the service created a conflict.

Currency note

This 1993 opinion predates Missouri's 2007 amendments to its Rules of Professional Conduct. An official reference note identifies July 1, 2007 amendments to Rules 4-1.9 and 4-1.10. Subsequent rule amendments or later opinions may have changed the analysis. Treat this page as historical context and verify current rules before relying on it.

Common questions

Q: Did this opinion resolve the proposed conflict?

A: No. It referred the judicial-code question to the Judicial Commission.

Q: Did it describe the service?

A: No. The published question called it only a particular service.

Background and rules framework

The opinion distinguished a judicial-conduct question from a matter it would resolve and cited no numbered provision of the Code.

See also

• Missouri Informal Op. 940144: Prosecutor and judge roles
• Missouri Informal Op. 950247: Municipal judge and assistant prosecutor

Source

• Landing page: https://mo-legal-ethics.org/informal-opinion/930120/

Original opinion text

Reproduced from the official source for research purposes. The linked source is authoritative.

QUESTION: Municipal judge has a question regarding a possible conflict of interest in using a particular service. ANSWER: This question relates to the Code of Judicial Conduct and should be directed to the Judicial Commission.