Canon 2 New Jersey Rules of Court, Canon 2: Part 1 Appendix (CCJE): Canon 2, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule Canon 2 "Part 1 Appendix (CCJE): Canon 2" {
Canon 2 -- Protection of Confidential Information
(A) A court employee may not disclose to any unauthorized person for any purpose any confidential information acquired in the course of employment, or knowingly acquired through unauthorized disclosure by another.
Comment: "Confidential information" includes information about pending matters that is not already a matter of public record and information concerning 5 the work product of any judge, law clerk, staff attorney, or other employee including, but not limited to, notes, papers, discussions, and memoranda. Employees should note that Canon 5.B.5 specifically addresses restrictions on the disclosure to an outside employer of any information obtained in the course of judiciary employment, whether or not confidential.
(B) Every court employee shall report confidential information to an appropriate authority within the judicial system when the employee reasonably believes that that information is or may be evidence of a violation of law or of this Code. This obligation does not preclude reporting to a law enforcement or other appropriate authority. No court employee shall be adversely affected for disclosing such confidential information to an appropriate authority.
(C) A court employee, after termination of employment, shall not disclose confidential information obtained in the course of employment.
Note: Canon 2 adopted December 7, 1993, to be effective immediately.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-11-05; corpus harvested 2026-09-02