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Advisory Opinions
These advisory opinions have been issued by the Advisory Committee on Standards of Judicial Conduct. Rule 503(D), SCACR, provides the following regarding these opinions: "All opinions shall be advisory in nature only. No opinion shall bind the Commission on Judicial Conduct in any proceeding properly before that body. However, in the discretion of the Commission on Judicial Conduct, an opinion of the Committee may be considered as evidence of a good faith effort to comply with the Code of Judicial Conduct."


16-2009 Propriety of a magistrate and/or a family court judge appearing on an "enforcement panel" for a domestic violence seminar.
15-2009 Propriety of Summary Court distributing pamphlet regarding civil justice for crime victims.
Propriety of Summary Court advising citizens-affiants of their ability to file civil suits against alleged perpetrators.
14-2009 Propriety of a judge providing information to a selection committee about another judge seeking a higher judicial position.
13-2009 Propriety of a Magistrate staying with their assistant solicitor spouse free of charge during the annual Solicitor’s Conference.
12-2009 Propriety of an association of probate judges entering into a contract for the service of a lobbyist.
11-2009 Propriety of a judge joining the executive council of the Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societies.
10-2009 Propriety of a part-time Municipal Court judge writing grants, planning fundraisers, and participating in fundraising efforts.
09-2009 Propriety of a part-time Municipal Court judge representing a family member in Municipal Court.
08-2009 Propriety of a family court judge writing a letter of recommendation for a law school candidate.
07-2009 Propriety of a full-time magistrate serving on a committee addressing crime and safety issues.
06-2009 Propriety of a probate judge seeking donations of cardboard boxes in order to facilitate the Probate Court's move to a new facility.
05-2009 Propriety of a full-time magistrate being married to the Chief Deputy Sheriff in the same county.
04-2009 Propriety of a part-time magistrate serving on the board of a non-profit organization providing various services to county residents and serving on the board of a college foundation.
03-2009 Propriety of a part-time judge’s participation as a dancer at a fund-raiser.
02-2009 Propriety of a probate judge and employees of the probate court participating in a fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society.
01-2009 Propriety of appointing municipal court judge where the judge’s uncle (by marriage) is the chief of police.