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Fidelity (Canon II)
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- What does fidelity under Canon II of the 2025 CJCA principally concern? Multiple Choice Easy
- Under Canon II, Section 7, what kind of appointments and promotions must a judge uphold in the Judiciary? Multiple Choice Easy
- When law and rules permit a judge to encourage settlement, what safeguard does Canon II, Section 4 impose? Multiple Choice Easy
- A judge says the duty to ensure court personnel observe prescribed working hours concerns permanent staff only. Is that… Multiple Choice Medium
- A judge is asked to recommend an admittedly unqualified friend for a Judiciary position. Does friendship justify the re… Multiple Choice Medium
- In a case where settlement is legally allowed, a judge threatens to punish a party with an adverse ruling unless the pa… Multiple Choice Hard
- A judge knows that counsel and court personnel repeatedly obstruct proceedings and affront the court's dignity, yet ref… Multiple Choice Hard
- A judge argues that judicial fidelity concerns deciding cases only and never court administration. Explain the administ… Essay Medium
- Explain how a judge may encourage settlement consistently with Canon II, Section 4, and why pressure based on a threate… Essay Medium
- A judge proposes endorsing an unqualified friend for court employment and ignoring repeated courtroom obstruction to pr… Essay Medium
- When doubt arises in interpreting and applying a law, what guides a judge under Canon II, Section 1? Multiple Choice Easy
- In the absence or insufficiency of an applicable law, what guide does Canon II, Section 1 identify? Multiple Choice Easy