A long-awaited report by the Commission on Judicial Conduct on whether judges should have special license plates on their personal vehicles concludes there is nothing inherently unethical about a judge publicly displaying his or her position, even though it may result in preferential treatment.
The commission said yesterday that it "has not and will not discipline" judges for putting judicial plates on their personal vehicle, but sent a cautionary message restating what was already clear: Judges cannot use their status to avoid the consequences of traffic or other infractions.
