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Title 18 - Judges and Judicial AppointeesChapter 200 - Maryland Code of Conduct for Judicial Appointees
Rules Governing the Performance of a Judicial Appointee's Duties
Rule 18-202.16 - Cooperation with Disciplinary Authorities

Md. R. Jud. & Judi. Appts. 18-202.16

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Rule 18-202.16 - Cooperation with Disciplinary Authorities
(a) A judicial appointee shall cooperate and be candid and honest with judicial and attorney disciplinary agencies.
(b) A judicial appointee shall not retaliate, directly or indirectly, against a person known or suspected to have assisted or cooperated with an investigation of a judge, another judicial appointee, or an attorney.

Md. R. Jud. & Judi. Appts. 18-202.16

This Rule is derived from former Rule 2.16 of Rule 16-814(2016).

Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. 7/1/2016.

COMMENT

[1] Cooperation with investigations and proceedings of judicial and attorney discipline agencies, as required in section (a) of this Rule, instills confidence in judicial appointees' commitment to the integrity of the judicial system and the protection of the public.

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