Opinion
1997-10.
December 6, 2006.
The following administrative order, supplemental to the provisions of Administrative Order No. 1997-10, is effective immediately.
All correspondence, memoranda and discussions regarding cases or controversies are confidential. This obligation to honor confidentiality does not expire when a case is decided. The only exception to this obligation is that a Justice may disclose any unethical, improper or criminal conduct to the JTC or proper authority.
Cavanagh, Weaver and Kelly, JJ., dissent.
Dissenting statements by Weaver and Kelly, JJ., to follow.