Model Code of Judicial Conduct

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The Model Code of Judicial Conduct is a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional and personal conduct of judges in the United States.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct	2
Code of Judicial Conduct	2
1990 Model Code of Judicial Conduct	1
2007 Model Code of Judicial Conduct	1
American Bar Association Canons of Judicial Ethics	1
Model Code of Judicial Conduct canonical	1
Washington Code of Judicial Conduct	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T100107 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Model Code of Judicial Conduct
Context triple: [American Bar Association, issues, Model Code of Judicial Conduct]

A. Model Rules of Professional Conduct
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct are a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional behavior and responsibilities of lawyers in the United States.
B. Code of the District of Columbia
The Code of the District of Columbia is the official compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in Washington, D.C., organized by subject into a comprehensive statutory code.
C. Uniform Code of Military Justice
The Uniform Code of Military Justice is the comprehensive federal law that governs criminal offenses, legal procedures, and disciplinary standards for members of the United States armed forces.
D. Lawyers’ Edition
Lawyers’ Edition is a commercially published reporter series that provides annotated decisions of the United States Supreme Court, offering editorial enhancements and research aids beyond the official United States Reports.
E. Statute of the International Court of Justice
The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Model Code of Judicial Conduct
Target entity description: The Model Code of Judicial Conduct is a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional and personal conduct of judges in the United States.

A. Model Rules of Professional Conduct
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct are a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional behavior and responsibilities of lawyers in the United States.
B. Code of the District of Columbia
The Code of the District of Columbia is the official compilation of all permanent laws currently in force in Washington, D.C., organized by subject into a comprehensive statutory code.
C. Uniform Code of Military Justice
The Uniform Code of Military Justice is the comprehensive federal law that governs criminal offenses, legal procedures, and disciplinary standards for members of the United States armed forces.
D. Lawyers’ Edition
Lawyers’ Edition is a commercially published reporter series that provides annotated decisions of the United States Supreme Court, offering editorial enhancements and research aids beyond the official United States Reports.
E. Statute of the International Court of Justice
The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial ethics code ⓘ model code ⓘ professional conduct code ⓘ
aimsToPrevent	appearance of impropriety ⓘ bias in judicial decision-making ⓘ conflicts between judicial duties and personal interests ⓘ
appliesTo	judges ⓘ judicial candidates ⓘ
contains	canons ⓘ comments ⓘ rules ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdBy	American Bar Association ⓘ
creatorType	professional association ⓘ
enforcedBy	judicial conduct commissions ⓘ state supreme courts ⓘ
governs	personal conduct of judges ⓘ professional conduct of judges ⓘ
hasVersion	Model Code of Judicial Conduct self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1990 Model Code of Judicial Conduct Model Code of Judicial Conduct self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2007 Model Code of Judicial Conduct
implementedBy	state judicial conduct commissions ⓘ state supreme courts ⓘ
influences	disciplinary standards for judges ⓘ state judicial conduct rules ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	model for state adoption ⓘ
objective	to ensure fair administration of justice ⓘ to maintain public trust in the courts ⓘ
purpose	to promote competence of the judiciary ⓘ to promote impartiality of the judiciary ⓘ to promote independence of the judiciary ⓘ to promote integrity in the judiciary ⓘ to promote public confidence in the judiciary ⓘ
relatedTo	Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ surface form: ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct judicial discipline procedures ⓘ
revisedBy	American Bar Association ⓘ
scope	ethical standards for judges ⓘ guidelines for judicial candidates ⓘ
subjectMatter	conflicts of interest ⓘ extrajudicial activities ⓘ judicial discipline ⓘ judicial disqualification ⓘ judicial ethics ⓘ political activities of judges ⓘ
usedFor	evaluation of judicial conduct ⓘ guidance to judges ⓘ judicial disciplinary proceedings ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Bar Association → issues → Model Code of Judicial Conduct ⓘ

ABA → notableWork → Model Code of Judicial Conduct ⓘ

subject surface form: American Bar Association

this entity surface form: ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct

Model Code of Judicial Conduct → hasVersion → Model Code of Judicial Conduct self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1990 Model Code of Judicial Conduct

Model Code of Judicial Conduct → hasVersion → Model Code of Judicial Conduct self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2007 Model Code of Judicial Conduct

Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board → appliesStandard → Model Code of Judicial Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: Code of Judicial Conduct

Code of Conduct for United States Judges → basedOn → Model Code of Judicial Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Bar Association Canons of Judicial Ethics

Washington municipal courts → subjectTo → Model Code of Judicial Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington Code of Judicial Conduct

Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) requirement → basedOn → Model Code of Judicial Conduct ⓘ