Rule 2.1. Giving Precedence to the Duties of

Giving Precedence to the Duties of Judicial Office The duties of judicial office, as prescribed by law, shall take precedence over all of a judge’s personal and extrajudicial activities. (Effective Jan. 1, 2011.) COMMENT: (1) To ensure that judges are available to fulfill their judicial duties, judges must conduct their personal and extrajudicial activities in such a way as to minimize the risk of conflicts that would result in disqualification. A judge’s personal extrajudicial activities shall not be conducted in such a way as to interfere unduly with the duties of judicial office. See Canon 3. (2) Although it is not a duty of judicial office, judges are encouraged to initiate or participate in activities that promote public understanding of and confidence in the justice system.