Code of Judicial Conduct

Rule 1

02. A judge should administer justice impartially and without delay.

Section 1

Judges shall exercise the judicial function independently on the basis of their assessment of the facts and in accordance with a conscientious understanding of the law, free of any extraneous influence, inducement, pressure, threat or interference, direct or indirect, from any quarter or for any reason.

Rule 1

03. A judge should be vigilant against any attempt to subvert the independence of the judiciary and resist any pressure from whatever source.

Rule 1

01. A judge should be the embodiment of competence, integrity, and independence.

Section 2

In performing judicial duties, Judges shall be independent from judicial colleagues in respect of decisions which the judge is obliged to make independently.

Section 3

Judges shall refrain from influencing in any manner the outcome of litigation or dispute pending before another court or administrative agency.

Section 4

Judges shall not allow family, social, or other relationships to influence judicial conduct or judgment. The prestige of judicial office shall not be used or lent to advance the private interests of others, nor convey or permit others to convey the impression that they are in a special position to influence the judge.

Section 5

Judges shall not only be free from inappropriate connections with, and influence by, the executive and legislative branches of government, but must also appear to be free therefrom to a reasonable observer.

Section 6

Judges shall be independent in relation to society in general and in relation to the particular parties to a dispute which he or she has to adjudicate.

Section 7

Judges shall encourage and uphold safeguards for the discharge of judicial duties in order to maintain and enhance the institutional and operational independence of the judiciary.

Section 8

Judges shall exhibit and promote high standards of judicial conduct in order to reinforce public confidence in the judiciary which is fundamental to the maintenance of judicial independence. Integrity is essential not only to the proper discharge of the judicial office but also to the personal demeanor of judges.