Maryland judges may not write letters of recommendation for gubernatorial nominees who are being considered to serve as secretaries of executive branch agencies, an ethics committee said.

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Judges can attend the swearing-in and inaugural festivities for Maryland's governor-elect as long as they follow certain guidelines, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee said.

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Judge’s law clerks may not perform pro bono legal services except those that do not involve practicing law, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee said in a new ruling. The committee’s latest reported opinion was issued last month after a pro ...

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Judges may write letters of recommendation for lawyers who appear before them provided the attorneys are more than an acquaintance and the judges do not give the appearance of pressing the power of their office to the letters’ recipients, the ...

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Judges may not attend the campaign events of their office-seeking spouses, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee stated in a published opinion.

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