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Dear Model Code: When someone gives me a gift I often wonder whether I can accept it, and if I do, whether I have to disclose the fact. What are the rules? Sincerely, Judge Gifted & Tormented ...

Ask the Model Code: Can I accept gifts?

Dear Model Code: When someone gives me a gift I often wonder whether I can accept it, and if I do, whether I have to disclose the fact. What are the rules? Sincerely, Judge Gifted & Tormented ...

Model Code of Judicial Conduct, gift acceptance
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Court

For those who work 9-to-5 jobs, a court hearing is nearly impossible to attend without taking time away from the office. Cook County (Illinois) Circuit Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr. didn’t want the clock...

Arriving early, staying late

For those who work 9-to-5 jobs, a court hearing is nearly impossible to attend without taking time away from the office. Cook County (Illinois) Circuit Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr. didn’t want the clock...

Man under bridge
Man under bridge

I was born and raised in Las Vegas. It has always been my home. In my 50 years, I’ve only been gone for seven years, during college and law school. After graduating, I moved back and felt like I picked...

Reflections from the Bench: The air is better outside a bubble

I was born and raised in Las Vegas. It has always been my home. In my 50 years, I’ve only been gone for seven years, during college and law school. After graduating, I moved back and felt like I picked...

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