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Part 1 Appendix (CJC): Applicability

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Applicability

Compliance with the Code of Judicial Conduct

All judges shall comply with this Code except as provided below.

(A) Part-Time Municipal Court Judge

A part-time Municipal Court judge is a judge who serves on a continuing or periodic basis, but is permitted by law to devote time to some other profession or occupation and whose compensation for that reason is less than that of a full-time judge.

A part-time judge:

(1) is not required to comply with Rules 4(C), 5.5(B), 5.8, 5.9, and 5.10;

(2) shall not practice law except as permitted by the Rules of Court;

(3) may receive compensation for teaching in respect of the law, the legal system and the administration of justice, and for teaching on non-legal subjects. (Rules 4.1(B) and 5.2(B))

(4) Recalled Judges

All retired judges recalled to judicial service shall comply with the provisions of this Code governing full-time judges.

Note: Revised Code of Judicial Conduct, as an Appendix to the Part I Rules, adopted August 2, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.

Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.

rule Applicability  "Part 1 Appendix (CJC): Applicability" {
Applicability
Compliance with the Code of Judicial Conduct
All judges shall comply with this Code except as provided below.
(A) Part-Time Municipal Court Judge
A part-time Municipal Court judge is a judge who serves on a continuing or periodic basis, but is permitted by law to devote time to some other profession or occupation and whose compensation for that reason is less than that of a full-time judge.
A part-time judge:
(1) is not required to comply with Rules 4(C), 5.5(B), 5.8, 5.9, and 5.10;
(2) shall not practice law except as permitted by the Rules of Court;
(3) may receive compensation for teaching in respect of the law, the legal system and the administration of justice, and for teaching on non-legal subjects. (Rules 4.1(B) and 5.2(B))
(4) Recalled Judges
All retired judges recalled to judicial service shall comply with the provisions of this Code governing full-time judges.
Note: Revised Code of Judicial Conduct, as an Appendix to the Part I Rules, adopted August 2, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-28; corpus harvested 2026-09-02

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