JUDICIAL ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

(a) The Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association as revised by the New Jersey Supreme Court shall govern the conduct of the members of the bar admitted to practice in this Court, subject to such modifications as may be required or permitted by Federal statute, regulation, court rule or decision of law. (b) The Code of Judicial Conduct of the American Bar Association shall govern the conduct of the Judges of this Court, subject to such modifications as may be required or permitted by Federal statute, regulation, court rule or decision of law. 77 (c) The GUIDELINES FOR LITIGATION CONDUCT adopted by the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation in August 1998, are hereby adopted by this Court and incorporated into these Rules as Appendix R. These Guidelines have been adopted by this Court to encourage civility, courtesy and professionalism among the bench and the bar. They are purely aspirational in nature and are not to be used as a basis for litigation, liability, discipline, sanctions, or penalties of any type.

Amended: March 31, 1999.