Notice and Order - Code of Judicial Conduct - New Paragraph [12] Added to Official Comment to Rule 3.17 ("Disqualification")

The Supreme Court, in the attached October 9, 2024 Order, adopted new paragraph [12] of the Official Comment to Rule 3.17 ("Disqualification") of the Code of Judicial Conduct as included in the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey. Effective immediately, new paragraph [12] of the official comment clarifies that a judge's disqualification is not automatic in the case of an amicus filing. Rather, judges shall recuse themselves from matters in which their impartiality or the appearance of impartiality might reasonably be questioned.