Judicial fundraising in Canada

The extent to which judges should be involved in fundraising for civic and charitable causes is an important issue of judicial ethics. The default principle adopted by judicial councils in Canada precludes judges from fundraising subject to only minor exceptions. Yet anecdotal evidence indicates tha...

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Published inAlberta law review Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 519 - 542
Main Authors Pitel, Stephen GA, Malecki, Michal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.06.2015
Subjects
Attitudes
Fairness
Fund raising
Judges
Judicial councils
Judicial ethics
England
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
UNITED STATES
GREAT BRITAIN
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Summary:The extent to which judges should be involved in fundraising for civic and charitable causes is an important issue of judicial ethics. The default principle adopted by judicial councils in Canada precludes judges from fundraising subject to only minor exceptions. Yet anecdotal evidence indicates that some Canadian judges do engage in fundraising. This raises the question of whether there should be a change to the principle so as to allow judges greater scope for fundraising activities. The aim of this article is to review the ethical principles for judicial fundraising and evaluate whether they require modifications for the modern Canadian judiciary. The authors consider several hypothetical fundraising scenarios and propose recommendations to the Canadian Judicial Council's 'Ethical Principles for Judges'.
Bibliography:ALBERTA LAW REVIEW, Vol. 52, No. 3, Apr 2015, 519-542
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:0002-4821
1925-8356
DOI:10.29173/alr22