Decoding the Judicial Ethics Committees and Commission: CJEO, CJA, CJP, and the Advisory Committee on the Code of Judicial Ethics

An overview of the judicial ethics bodies that are responsible for implementing, interpreting, and enforcing the California Code of Judicial Ethics is provided in the video below, which includes a discussion by the following panelists:

Panelists:

Hon. Richard D. Fybel
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three
Chair, California Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Code of Judicial Ethics
Hon. Douglas P. Miller
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two
Vice-Chair, California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions
Hon. Anthony J. Mohr
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Chair, California Judges Association Committee on Judicial Ethics
Hon. Erica R. Yew
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
Chair, State of California Commission on Judicial Performance

Viewing this video provides judicial officers with I hour of elective Qualifying Judicial Ethics credit under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.462. A Personal Record of Attendance may be printed and completed after viewing the video.

Did You Know?

Appeals heard by trial judges in Superior Court Appellate Divisions are governed by the statutory disqualification and disclosure rules for superior court judges rather than by the rules governing appellate justices. (Housing Authority of Monterey County v. Jones (2005) 130 Cal.App.4th 1029, 1040, ftn. 6; Rothman, et al., Cal. Judicial Conduct Handbook (4th ed. 2017) § 7:63, pp. 487-488¸§7:73, p. 496, § 7:90, pp. 502-503].

But Did You Also Know…?

While the rules for appellate disqualification and disclosure governing appellate justices do not apply to trial judges serving in Superior Court Appellate Divisions, they do apply to trial judges serving on assignment as a pro tem appellate justice at a court of appeal. (CJEO Oral Advice Summary 2018-025, Disqualification and Disclosure Duties of a Trial Judge Assigned as an Appellate Justice, p. 2 [disqualification and disclosure rules apply based on the type of proceeding rather than on the judicial officer’s formal title or status].) Superior court rules apply to superior court assignments in the appellate division of a trial court, which are superior court proceedings, while appellate rules apply to superior court judges assigned to hear appellate proceedings in a court of appeal.