As a lawyer, I had a 20% share interest in a real estate business. I now have been elected judge. Do I have to get rid of that investment?

Samuel C. Stretton. Samuel C. Stretton.

The answer is no. The appropriate rule is found in the Code of Judicial Conduct under Rule 3.11. That rule talks about financial activities of a judicial officer. Rule 3.11(a) states as follows: “A judge may hold and manage investments of a judge and members of the judge’s family.”