• Committee Members
• Meeting Notice
• Future Meeting Dates
• Agenda and Minutes
  
• Annual Reports

The Committee on Judicial Ethics began operation on August 1, 2008, after Hon. Chase T. Rogers, Chief Justice, adopted the Policy and Rules of the Committee. The Committee on Judicial Ethics provides formal and informal advisory opinions to judges, senior judges, judge trial referees, family support magistrates and judicial or family support magistrate nominees with respect to the rules of court and statutes that govern the ethical and professional conduct of judges.

The Committee on Judicial Ethics consists of five members. Four of the members are judges or judge trial referees and one of the members is a law professor who specializes in professional ethics. The Chief Justice has appointed one alternate and may appoint other alternates as necessary.

All opinions rendered by the Committee on Judicial Ethics are advisory in nature. No opinion is binding on the Judicial Review Council or the Superior Court, Appellate Court or Supreme Court in the exercise of their judicial discipline responsibilities.

Requests for formal advisory opinions must be made by letter, addressed to Attorney Joseph J. Del Ciampo, Secretary, Judicial Ethics Committee, Superior Court Operations, 100 Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Hartford, CT 06106. Requests for informal opinions may be made by telephone to Attorney Joseph J. Del Ciampo at (860) 706-5120.

• Advisory Opinions
• Policy and Rules of the Committee
• Instructions for Submitting a Request for an Opinion
  
• Code of Judicial Conduct and other applicable rules - PDF
  • Differences between the Old Code and the New 2011 Code - PDF
  • Amendment to Canon 3 (b) (3) of Code of Judicial Conduct and Rule 8.3 of the Rules of Professional Conduct (Eff. 08/01/08 - PDF)

Meeting Notice: The Committee’s next regular meeting is scheduled for February 21, 2019

Future Meeting Dates: Meetings via teleconference are held at 9:30 a.m. in the Public Room (First Floor), 100 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106 on the third Thursday of the month unless otherwise noted.

• May 17, 2018 Cancelled
• June 21, 2018 Cancelled
• July 19, 2018
• August 16, 2018
• September 20, 2018 Cancelled
• October 18, 2018 Cancelled
• November 15, 2018
• December 20, 2018 Cancelled
• January 17, 2019 Cancelled
• February 21, 2019

Wheelchair accessibility is through the front door. If you would like to attend and need an accommodation under the American with Disabilities Act, please email the committee's staff at viviana.livesay@jud.ct.gov at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. 

Agendas and Minutes:

Annual Reports:

• 2017 Annual Report
• 2016 Annual Report
• 2015 Annual Report
• 2014 Annual Report
• 2013 Annual Report
• 2012 Annual Report
• 2011 Annual Report
• 2010 Annual Report
• 2009 Annual Report
• 2008 Annual Report

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