These rules govern the professional conduct of judicial officers in West Virginia.
West Virginia Code of Judicial Conduct
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- Application
- Canon 1
- Canon 2
- Canon 3
- Canon 4
- Preamble
- Rule 1.1 Compliance With the Law
- Rule 1.2 Confidence in the Judiciary
- Rule 1.3 Avoiding Abuse of the Prestige of Judicial Office
- Rule 2.1 Giving Precedence to the Duties of Judicial Office
- Rule 2.10 Judicial Statements on Pending and Impending Cases
- Rule 2.11 Disqualification
- Rule 2.12 Supervisory Duties
- Rule 2.13 Administrative Appointments
- Rule 2.14 Disability and Impairment
- Rule 2.15 Responding to Judicial and Lawyer Misconduct
- Rule 2.16 Cooperation with Disciplinary Authorities
- Rule 2.2 Impartiality and Fairness.
- Rule 2.3 Bias, Prejudice, and Harassment
- Rule 2.4 External Influences on Judicial Conduct
- Rule 2.5 Competence, Diligence, and Cooperation
- Rule 2.6 Ensuring the Right to be Heard
- Rule 2.7 Responsibility to Decide
- Rule 2.8 Decorum, Demeanor, and Communication with Jurors
- Rule 2.9 Ex Parte Communications
- Rule 3.1 Extrajudicial Activities in General
- Rule 3.10 Practice of Law
- Rule 3.11 Financial, Business, or Remunerative Activities
- Rule 3.12 Compensation for Extrajudicial Activities
- Rule 3.13 Acceptance and Reporting of Gifts, Loans, Bequests, Benefits, or Other Things of Value
- Rule 3.14 Reimbursement of Expenses and Waivers of Fees or Charges
- Rule 3.15 Reporting Requirements
- Rule 3.2 Appearances Before Governmental Bodies and Consultation with Government Officials
- Rule 3.3 Testifying as a Character Witness
- Rule 3.4 Appointments to Governmental Positions
- Rule 3.5 Use of Nonpublic Information
- Rule 3.6 Affiliation with Discriminatory Organizations
- Rule 3.7 Participation in Educational, Religous, Charitable, Fraternal, or Civic Organizations and Activities
- Rule 3.8 Appointments to Fiduciary Positions
- Rule 3.9 Service as Arbitrator or Mediator
- Rule 4.1 Political and Campaign Activities of Judges and Judicial Candidates in General
- Rule 4.2 Political and Campaign Activities of Judicial Candidates in Public Elections
- Rule 4.3 Activities of Candidates for Appointive Judicial Office
- Rule 4.4 Campaign Committees
- Rule 4.5 Activities of Judges Who Become Candidates for Nonjudicial Office
- Scope
- West Virginia Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure
- West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct
- Supreme Court and Intermediate Court Proceedings
- West Virginia Family Court Proceedings
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