Canon 2

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Canon 2 is a provision of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges that sets standards for avoiding impropriety and maintaining public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.

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Canon 2 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial ethical canon ⓘ
provision of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges ⓘ
addresses judges’ involvement in organizations that may reflect adversely on their impartiality ⓘ
judges’ participation in activities that might cast doubt on their impartiality ⓘ
use of the prestige of judicial office for private interests ⓘ
administeredBy Judicial Conference of the United States ⓘ
aimsToProtect public trust in the judiciary ⓘ
appliesTo United States federal judges ⓘ
bindingOn Article III judges in the lower federal courts, as a matter of policy and practice ⓘ
codifiedIn official publications of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges ⓘ
emphasizes avoidance of impropriety ⓘ
avoidance of the appearance of impropriety ⓘ
focusesOn how a judge’s conduct is perceived by a reasonable observer ⓘ
influences disciplinary standards for federal judges ⓘ
jurisdiction federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
languageIncludes requirement that a judge must avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities ⓘ
legalNature ethical guideline rather than criminal statute ⓘ
partOf Code of Conduct for United States Judges ⓘ
purpose to avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities of judges ⓘ
to maintain public confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary ⓘ
to maintain public confidence in the integrity of the judiciary ⓘ
relatedTo judicial ethics ⓘ
judicial impartiality ⓘ
judicial integrity ⓘ
requires judges to act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary ⓘ
setsStandardFor extrajudicial activities of judges ⓘ
judicial conduct ⓘ
public behavior of judges ⓘ
usedAsReferenceBy judicial conduct and disability proceedings in the federal courts ⓘ

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