Bam, 7 months ago

@mattblaze @icymi_law tbf, the federal judicial canon systems have long used “should.”

https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/code-conduct-united-states-judges

The ABA uses “shall,” but that’s a non-binding model:

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_code_of_judicial_conduct/

Some states use shall as well.

mattblaze, 7 months ago

@Bam @icymi_law
You mean like this?

Teri_Kanefield, 7 months ago

@mattblaze @Bam @icymi_law yup. No enforcement mechanism. It’s meaningless.