Rule 2.4. External Influences on Judicial Conduct.
(A) A magisterial district judge shall not be swayed by public clamor or fear of criticism.
(B) A magisterial district judge shall not permit family, social, political, financial, or other interests or relationships to influence the magisterial district judge’s judicial conduct or judgment.
(C) A magisterial district judge shall not convey or permit others to convey the impression that any person or organization is in a position to influence the magisterial district judge.
Comment: An independent judiciary requires that magisterial district 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 magisterial district judge’s friends or family. Confidence in the judiciary is eroded if judicial decision making is perceived to be subject to inappropriate outside influences.
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