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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."


05-2013 The propriety of a part-time municipal judge representing, at post-seizure hearing in the Magistrate’s Court, owners of video gaming machines which were seized by City police.

04-2013 Propriety of an employee of court administration serving as a part-time municipal judge.

03-2013 Propriety of a Probate Court judge serving on a local school advisory board.

02-2013 Propriety of a part-time magistrate judge representing a criminal defendant in General Sessions Court outside of the jurisdiction in which the judge serves.

01-2013 The propriety of a full-time magistrate being an active member of the FBI National Academy Associates, Inc.