South Carolina Judicial Ethics Committee Opinion 17-2009

South Carolina Advisory Committee on Standards of Judicial Conduct

Topic: Judge’s Use of Social Networking Media

Conclusion of the Committee:

A judge may be a member of Facebook and be friends with law enforcement officers and employees of the Magistrate as long as they do not discuss anything related to the judge’s position as magistrate

Rules:

Canon 2(A), SCACR 501

 

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