Legal Opinion
Application of Conflict of Interest Rules to Appointees Who Have Not Begun Service
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
Decided May 8, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
Application of Conflict of Interest Rules to Appointees Who Have Not Begun Service Conflict of interest rules first apply when an appointee begins the duties of his office. May 8, 2002 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE GENERAL COUNSEL OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS You have asked for our opinion whether the principal conflict of interest rules of the Executive Branch apply to a person who has been appointed to an office by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate but has not yet begun the duties of that office. 1 We determine that the conflict of interest rules do not apply by virtue of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Rewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Robert McCarley v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
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