Legal & Judicial Ethics, 2011 Bar — Question 30

MULTIPLE CHOICE

A Court Administrator's auditing team found that Judge Ruby used business cards which stated, in addition to her official title as presiding judge of her court, that she is bar topnotcher, her law school's “class valedictorian," and “one of the most sought after private law practitioners" before she joined the judiciary, all of which are true. Asked to explain this seeming impropriety, Ruby pointed out that business cards can include the person's “title” which is broad enough to include in her case her standing in the bar and all the honors she earned. Did Ruby commit an impropriety? (A) Yes, unless the cards were given to her as a gift. (B) No, because all she stated in her business cards are true. (C) Yes, because she showed a hunger for publicity and recognition that debases her judicial post. (D) No, because she is free to include in her business cards details that say who she is.

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