RULE 18-102.2. IMPARTIALITY AND FAIRNESS (ABA RULE 2.2)
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RULE 18-102.2. IMPARTIALITY AND FAIRNESS (ABA RULE 2.2)
COMMENT
[1] To ensure impartiality and fairness to all parties, a judge must be objective and open-minded.
[2] Although each judge comes to the bench with a unique background and personal philosophy, a judge must interpret and apply the law without regard to whether the judge approves or disapproves of the law in question.
[3] When applying and interpreting the law, a judge sometimes may make good-faith errors of fact or law. Errors of this kind do not violate this Rule.
Cross reference: See Rule 18-102.6 Comment [2].
Source: This Rule is derived in part from former Rule 2.2 of Rule 16-813 (2016) and is in part new.
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[Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. July 1, 2016.]
MD Judges, Rule 18-102.2, MD R JUDGES Rule 18-102.2
Current with amendments received through February 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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