Matter of Comm. on Code of Judicial

IN THE MATTER OF THE CREATIOK OF THE COMMISSION ON THE CODE ) OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT AND THE OR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS THERETO 1 Montana is the only jurisdiction which continues to subscribe to the Canons of Judicial Ethics (Canons). The Canons were adopted by this Court in 1963. The Canons date &om 1908 and have been amended only in minor respects since their adoption. Each of our sister States has adopted one or another version of the ABA Code of Judicial Conduct (Code). A historical discussion of the Canons (and its deficiencies), the Code, and comparisons between the two were discussed…