In Re: Amendment of the Preamble of the Code of Judicial Conduct ( 2022 )

PENNSYLVANIA CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT Preamble *** [8] The [Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges] Pennsylvania Judicial Ethics Advisory Board is designated as the approved body to render advisory opinions and general guidance regarding ethical concerns involving judges, other judicial officers and judicial candidates subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct. [Although such opinions are not, per se, binding upon the Judicial Conduct Board, the Court of Judicial Discipline or the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, a]Action taken in reliance thereon and pursuant thereto shall be [taken into account] treated as set forth in Rules 103 and 206 of the Rules of the Pennsylvania Judicial Ethics Advisory Board in determining whether discipline should be recommended or imposed. ***