Kenneth Francis Ripple
2008
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What was filed
96
investments
2
positions
1
gifts
1
agreements
0
debts
0
reimbursements
1
income
0
spouse income
Named parties
- See Section VII, Part V
- Part-time teaching - University of Notre Dame
As filed
Key Bank, So. Bend, IN IRA - CD — Interest
KeyBank, So. Bend, IN IRA - CD — Interest
Notre Dame FCU - Notre Dame, IN savings & checking account — Interest
U.S.Savings Bonds — None
UND TIAA/CREF Retirement Fund — Int/Div
Loan to John Driscoll - See Sect. VIII, Part vil — None
Prudential Insurance Policy #1 — Int/Div
Prudential Insurance Policy #2 — Int/Div
Conseco Whole Life Insurance Policy #1 — None
Conseco Whole Life Insurance Policy #2 — None
MetLife Whole Life Insurance Policy — None
Trust #5 — Int/Div
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money
Wasatch - Ist Source Income Eq Fd
Dodge & Cox International Stock Fd
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund
Fidelity Contra Fund #022
Units in Intermediate Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank
Units in Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund #316 — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman SachsFsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Units in Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank — Buy
Fidelity Contra Fund #022 — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Units in Intermediate Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Julius Baer International Equity-1 — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Dodge & Cox Intemational Stock Fd — Buy
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Buy
Fidelity Contra Fund #022 — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Trust #6 — Int/Div
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money
Wasatch - 1st Source Income Eq Fd
Dodge & Cox International Stock Fd
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund
Fidelity Contra Fund #022
Units in Intermediate Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank
Units in Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank Bh
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund #316 — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Units in Tax Exempt Fund of 1st Source Bank — Buy
Fidelity Contra Fund #022 — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Julius Baer International Equity-I — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
Dodge & Cox International Stock Fd — Buy
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Buy
Fidelity Contra Fund #022 — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Buy
Goldman Sachs Fsq Tax Free Money — Sold
1st Source Bank - Checking — Interest
See Section VIII, Part 1
See Section VIII, Part I
Gift — See Section VII, Part V
Agreement — 2008 — yy hd He See Secti i Le) See Section VIII, Part IT a
Income — 2008 — Part-time teaching - University of Notre Dame — $23,176.44
Canon 4A of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges provides: “A judge may speak,
write, lecture, teach, and participate in other activities concerning the law, the legal system, and the
administration of justice.” Canon 6 of the Code states:
A judge may receive compensation and reimbursement of expenses for the
law-related and extra-judicial activities permitted by this Code, if the source of such
payments does not give the appearance of influencing the judge in the judge’s
judicial duties or otherwise give the appearance of impropriety, subject to the
following restrictions:
A
Compensation. Compensation should not exceed a reasonable amount nor
should it exceed what a person who is not a judge would receive for the same
activity.
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C
Public Reports. A judge should make required financial disclosures in
compliance with applicable statutes and Judicial Conference regulations and
directives.
The need to review and update one’s teaching maternal to stay fresh and relevant is inherent in any
long-term teaching activity. Thus, the Committee concludes that the retooling and updating of your
teaching methodologies and course matenals is part of “teaching” and is permissible under Canon
4A. Furthermore, subject to the constraints of Canon 6, you may receive compensation for your
work.
This conclusion is further supported by the Committee’s analysis of Title VI of the Ethics
Reform Act of 1989. Section 4(a) of the regulations implementing the Act provides that a judicial
officer may not receive an honorarium, which is defined in Section 4(b) as “a payment of money or
anything of value . . . for an appearance, speech or article by a judicial officer or employee.” But
Section 4(b)(2) excludes from the definition of “honorarium” compensation received for “teaching
activity,” if prior approval of the teaching activity is obtained from the chief judge of the circuit as
required by Section 5 of the regulations. Section 5(b) of the regulations provides that:
“Teaching” in these regulations includes teaching a course of study at an accredited
educational institution or participating in an educational program of any duration that
is sponsored by such an institution and is part of its educational offering. Examples
of the latter are a lecture, lecture series or symposia sponsored by a law school or
college. Teaching also includes participation in continuing legal education programs
for which credit is given by licensing authorities or programs which arc sponsored
by recognized providers of continuing legal education.
Paragraph 12 of the Commentary to the regulations explains:
This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.