Legal Office Ethics Crossword

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  1. 3. Generally, a Supreme Court employee may not accept a ____ from anyone who is seeking official action from or doing business with the Court, or from any other person whose interests may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the employee’s official duties.” See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2C, Ch. 6, § 620.35(a).
  2. 6. A judicial employee should avoid conflicts of interest in the performance of his or her official duties. A conflict of interest arises when a judicial employee knows that he or she (or the spouse, minor child residing in the employee’s household, or other close relative of the judicial employee) might be so __________ or financially affected by a matter that a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts would question the judicial employee’s ability properly to perform official duties in an impartial manner. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320, Canon 3F(1).
  3. 8. Canon 1 of the Code of Conduct provides that a judicial employee should uphold the integrity and _________ of the judiciary and of the judicial employee’s office. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320.
  4. 12. Canon 2 of the Code of Conduct states that a judicial employee should avoid both this and the appearance of it in all activities. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320.
  5. 13. Who do you call with ethics questions? (Hint: Staff Counsel)
  6. 14. Supreme Court Rule 7 also contains a _________ ban on participating in any professional capacity in any case that was pending before the Court during an employee’s tenure at the Court.
  7. 16. Who do you call with ethics questions? (Hint: Legal Counsel)
  8. 17. Justices and other senior Court employees submit ________ disclosure reports to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts by May 15th every year. See 5 U.S.C. App. § 101(a); Year-End Rpt. on the Fed. Judic. At 6-7 (Dec. 31, 2011).
  9. 19. Judicial employees engage in a plethora of outside activities, including civic, charitable, religious, professional, educational, cultural, social, fraternal, and recreational activities. We need to be careful, however, that our outside activities do not detract from the _______ of the courts, interfere with the performance of our official duties, or adversely reflect on the operation and _______ of the Court and Court office we serve. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320, Canon 4A.
  10. 21. The Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act prohibits soliciting or receiving gifts from a foreign government or its agent, subject to certain exceptions. See 5 U.S.C. § 7342. For example, a tangible gift of more than minimal value may be accepted when refusing the gift would cause offense or embarrassment or adversely affect the foreign relations of the United States. See id. § 7342(c)(1)(B). A Supreme Court employee receiving such a tangible gift must deposit the gift with the Court’s __________ within 60 days.
  11. 22. You are on the Board of Directors of a charity near to your heart. Can you ask your friends and family to donate to the charity? Generally, a judicial employee may _______ funds in connection with their outside activities, subject to three important exceptions – which the Legal Office will gladly help you navigate. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320, Canon 4B.
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  1. 1. Are you interested in writing a law review article? Teaching a class on the judiciary at a local college? As a judicial employee, if you’d like to engage in an outside activity concerning the law, the legal system, or the administration of _______, you must first consult with your supervisor to determine whether the activity is permissible under the Code of Conduct for Judiciary Employees. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320, Canon 4A. The Legal Office is happy to help you and your supervisor make that determination.
  2. 2. A judicial employee should never influence or attempt to influence the assignment of cases, or perform any discretionary or ministerial function of the Court in a manner that improperly favors any ________ or attorney, or should a judicial employee imply that he or she is in a position to do so. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320, Canon 3C.
  3. 4. Under Canon 2 of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees, a judicial employee should not lend the ________ of the office to advance or appear to advance the private interests of others.
  4. 5. Thinking of making a business out of your award-winning chili? Opening an Etsy shop? Taking a gig as an adjunct professor? The Legal Office is happy to help you navigate the dos and don’ts by consulting the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees and the Judicial Conference Regulations on Outside Earned Income, Honoraria, and _______________.
  5. 7. A judicial employee should never disclose any __________ information received in the course of official duties except as required in the performance of such duties, nor employ such information for personal gain. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320, Canon 3(D).
  6. 9. As judicial employees, we should avoid making public _______ on the merits of a pending or impending action before – or by – the Court. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320, Canon 3D.
  7. 10. A judicial officer may not accept a gift of an honorary club membership valued at over _______ dollars in any calendar year. See Pub. L. 110-402, § 2(b), 122 Stat. 4255 (Oct. 13, 2008).
  8. 11. Even if we’re glued to the tv screen on election night, as Court employees, we are prohibited from actively engaging in _______ political activity. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320, Canon 5.
  9. 15. Under Canon 2 of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees, a judicial employee should not allow ______, social, or other relationships to influence official conduct or judgment.
  10. 18. Supreme Court employees observe the highest ethical standards by following the Code of ___________ for Judicial employees.
  11. 20. Under Supreme Court Rule 7, a Court employee may not participate in any professional capacity in any case pending before the Court or in any case being considered for filing in the Court for ____ years after leaving the Court’s employment.
  12. 23. Subject to certain exceptions, a judicial employee should not engage in the practice of ____. See Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol.2A, Ch. 3, § 320, Canon 4D.