Muni Judge Gets A Pass On Law Partner's Political Contributions from Business Account

The New Jersey Law Journal today reported that the New Jersey Supreme Court "found no clear and convincing evidence that Judge Philip Boggia knowingly violated Canon 7A(4) of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which bans political contributions by judges" when his law partner, unbeknownst to him, made a political contribution from their firm's business account. The Court warned that: "Faced with similar fact in the future, however, the rule we announce today would require a different outcome." Accordingly, lawyers at firms where part-time municipal court judges have law practices may make political contributions, but only from the donors' personal accounts. READ THE DECISION.