Legal Opinion
In Re Opinion 452 of the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 9, 1981PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
POLLOCK, J.
The issue in this case is whether an attorney may hold the position of municipal prosecutor while his partner holds the position of planning board attorney in the same municipality.
The Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics held in Opinion 452 “that it would be improper for a municipal prosecutor to be the partner of the attorney for the planning board in the same municipality.” We granted motions to review Opinion 452. 85 N.J. 134 (1980). We now affirm that opinion because the challenged dual office holding creates an appearance of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ahto v. WeaverSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
- Higgins v. Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics of the Supreme CourtSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- In Re Opinion No. 415, New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional EthicsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- State v. RizzoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Perillo v. Advisory Committee on Professional EthicsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Siemieniec v. Lutheran General HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
- Wyzykowski v. RizasSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Haynes v. First Nat'l State Bk. of NJSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Matter of Opinion No. 653Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- In Re Review of Opinion 552 of Advisory Committee on Professional EthicsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
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