Can you or can you not “friend” on Facebook?
A new American Bar Association opinion is that judges can use social media networking as long as they comply with judicial ethics.
The question stemmed from a Broward County circuit judge’s use of Facebook to friend lawyers.
A criminal court defendant asked the judge to recuse himself because the judge was a Facebook friend with a prosecutor in the case. The judge refused, and the defendant appealed the decision.
The 4th District Court of Appeal…
Can you or can you not “friend” on Facebook?
A new American Bar Association opinion is that judges can use social media networking as long as they comply with judicial ethics.
The question stemmed from a Broward County circuit judge’s use of Facebook to friend lawyers.
A criminal court defendant asked the judge to recuse himself because the judge was a Facebook friend with a prosecutor in the case. The judge refused, and the defendant appealed the decision.
The 4th District Court of Appeal…