Rules of Court · Part 1 · New Jersey
RPC 3.5 New Jersey Rules of Court, RPC 3.5: Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal
A lawyer shall not:
(a) seek to influence a judge, juror, prospective juror or other official by means prohibited by law;
(b) communicate ex parte with such a person except as permitted by law;
(c) engage in conduct intended to disrupt a tribunal; or
(d) contact or have discussions with a judge or other adjudicative officer, arbitrator, mediator, or other third-party neutral (hereinafter "judge") about the judge's post-retirement employment while the lawyer (or a law firm with or for whom the lawyer is a partner, associate, counsel, or contractor) is involved in a pending matter in which the judge is participating personally and substantially.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; paragraphs (b) and (c) amended and new paragraph (d) adopted July 19, 2012 to be effective September 4, 2012.
Verbatim rule text, unmarked. Nothing here is a summary.
rule RPC 3.5 "Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal" {
A lawyer shall not:
(a) seek to influence a judge, juror, prospective juror or other official by means prohibited by law;
(b) communicate ex parte with such a person except as permitted by law;
(c) engage in conduct intended to disrupt a tribunal; or
(d) contact or have discussions with a judge or other adjudicative officer, arbitrator, mediator, or other third-party neutral (hereinafter "judge") about the judge's post-retirement employment while the lawyer (or a law firm with or for whom the lawyer is a partner, associate, counsel, or contractor) is involved in a pending matter in which the judge is participating personally and substantially.
Note: Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective September 10, 1984; paragraphs (b) and (c) amended and new paragraph (d) adopted July 19, 2012 to be effective September 4, 2012.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-17; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← RPC 3.4 · RPC 3.6 → · RPC · all rules
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