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Part 1 Appendix (CPCITT) New Jersey Rules of Court, Part 1 Appendix (CPCITT) : Legal Authority of the Code, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Legal Authority of the Code
The New Jersey Supreme Court adopted an amendment to R. 1:14. The rule, as amended, is provided below:
1:14. Codes of Ethics
The Rules of Professional Conduct and the Code of Judicial Conduct of the American Bar Association, as amended and supplemented by the Supreme Court and included as an Appendix to Part I of these Rules, and the Code of Conduct for Judiciary Employees, also included as an Appendix to Part I of these Rules, shall govern the conduct of the members of the bar and the judges and employees of all courts of this State.
When appropriate, the words “partnership,” “attorney,” and “lawyer” shall be construed to include professional corporations for the practice of law, as well as attorney employees, agents and shareholders thereof, and attorneys acting as “of counsel” thereto.
The Code of Professional Conduct for Interpreters, Transliterators, and Translators, also included as an Appendix to Part I of these Rules, shall govern the conduct of persons who are employed by or under contract to the Judiciary to interpret, transliterate, or translate.
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The New Jersey Supreme Court adopted an amendment to R. 1:14. The rule, as amended, is provided below:
1:14. Codes of Ethics
The Rules of Professional Conduct and the Code of Judicial Conduct of the American Bar Association, as amended and supplemented by the Supreme Court and included as an Appendix to Part I of these Rules, and the Code of Conduct for Judiciary Employees, also included as an Appendix to Part I of these Rules, shall govern the conduct of the members of the bar and the judges and employees of all courts of this State.
When appropriate, the words “partnership,” “attorney,” and “lawyer” shall be construed to include professional corporations for the practice of law, as well as attorney employees, agents and shareholders thereof, and attorneys acting as “of counsel” thereto.
The Code of Professional Conduct for Interpreters, Transliterators, and Translators, also included as an Appendix to Part I of these Rules, shall govern the conduct of persons who are employed by or under contract to the Judiciary to interpret, transliterate, or translate.
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