# Me. Code Jud. Conduct R. 2.4: Rule 2.4. stated

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_JUDCOND_R2_4

## Section

- **Citation:** Me. Code Jud. Conduct R. 2.4
- **Heading:** Rule 2.4. stated
- **Jurisdiction:** Maine
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Maine Rules of Court / Maine Code of Judicial Conduct / Me. Code Jud. Conduct R. 2.4

## Text

An independent judiciary requires that judges decide cases
according to the law and facts, without regard to whether
particular laws or litigants are popular or unpopular with the
public, the media, government officials, or the judge’s friends or
family. Confidence in the judiciary is eroded if judicial decision
making is perceived to be subject to inappropriate outside
influences.

Judges can be subject to discipline for conduct in private matters. In In re
Cox, 658 A.2d 1056, 1057-58 (Me. 1995), the Court disciplined a former judge
by disbarment from the practice of law for what the Court described as
“avaricious and dishonest conduct” involving fraud committed in a private real

estate transaction that occurred while sitting as a judge. The judge’s private
conduct had led to complaints to the Committee following the trial described in
Ferrell v. Cox, 617 A.2d 1003 (Me. 1992).

Competence, Diligence, and Cooperation

(A)
A judge shall perform judicial and administrative duties
competently and diligently.

(B)
A judge shall cooperate with other judges in the administration of
court business.

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