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Judicial Ethics Opinion issued

The Nevada Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics and Election Practices has issued Opinion JE08-12. The issue presented is: "May a judge purchase space in a souvenir program for a charitable event to congratulate another judge who is being honored at the event by a charitable organization?" The answer is "yes."

The opinion notes that the judge purchasing the congratulatory message in the program is running for election and the judge honored is not running for election. Additional details are available in the opinion.

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