87-21: Conflicts

9/1987

A lawyer who has a public defender contract may not ethically serve simultaneously as a judge pro tempore in Superior Court on the criminal bench, nor the juvenile bench. The lawyer may serve simultaneously as a judge pro tempore on the civil bench or domestic relations bench. The lawyers partner may ethically serve as a judge pro tempore even in criminal and juvenile matters.

Call the State Bar of Arizona Ethics Department at (602) 340-7236 for a copy of this Opinion.


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