Facebook Ethics
Posted by redactic on December 30, 2009
For judges in Florida, it looks like Facebook may not be a safe place.
Florida’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee ruled that judges can’t friend (That’s a verb now too. Thanks, Facebook.) attorneys that appear before them as it might imply favoritism or otherwise improper familiarity.
Ok, that makes sense. Attorneys probably don’t want to go on Facebook, post their pics from the Halloween party where they are dressed up as a naughty nurse/vampire/X-man, only to appear in the judge’s courtroom the next morning to hear “Nice costume, counselor.” Oposing counsel might not like that.
Come to think of that, I’m pretty sure no one would like that.
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