WPC J+D+ D'*65Z{C6OgPL( enUAe22jQ'JXӠ7^Kf/_䕬AM`}3)Q8,:yj@)M .aK$6-ksV-L{ccEPMow̕,i$;ZПz!BaraJ_1vBjGC%U` 0l,ٙɟZfL*Z5\p!C<r4dx[:"U51䃷s56!w8aFH:öNkR_Xs) ap?ocLD!0~FΔ@, m6>)H:9@+dc^i\FC d_?x7x5lSH㝨=*qyܨYӬ # UN % 0(U:w@M4IBM 4019 LaserPrinterIBMPPDSL,,,,0nL(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,rAZ"Arial Regular ./E01e2r3E4e56P7EuA#3|x7 !  44411444TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T` XXXX5  5@RR! JUDICIALETHICSCOMMITTEE `  @!ADVISORYOPINIONNO.973 T    `  Thecommitteehasbeenaskedtorenderanopinionforachancellor $ concerningarequesthehasreceivedfromacity44p3223olicedepartmenttoassistthemonhis nonjudicialtimeinfirearmstrainingandasamemberofthepolicedepartmentscompetingpistolteam.Inordertoreceiveliabilityinsurancecoverage,toupgradehiscertificationasafirearmsinstructor,andinordertocompeteonthepolicedepartmentspistolteam,itisnecessarythathereceivesacommissionfromthepolicedepartment. `  Thechancellorrequestingtheopiniondoesnothavejurisdictionincriminalcasesorhearanycriminalmattersbyinterchange.Thecommissionhewouldreceivefromthepolicedepartmentwouldexpresslyprovidethatheisnotgrantedanylawenforcementpowersordutiesandisnotauthorizedtocarryaweapon.Althoughnotmentionedintherequest,weassumethatthesefunctionsaretobeperformedwithoutcompensation. `  Undertheconditionsandlimitationssetoutabove,the4commmittee44committee4seesnoethicalimproprietyintherequestingchancellorreceivingthis4commimssion44commission4fromthelocalpolicedepartmentandparticipatinginweaponstrainingoflawenforcementofficersandinparticipatingwiththeircompetingpistolteam.Sincepoliceofficersdonotappearbeforethischancelloronaregularbasis,weseenoreasonthatthiswouldcausehisimpartialitytobe4reaasonably44reasonably4questionednorwouldtherebeanyappearanceofimpropriety. `  ItisarguablethattheseparationofpowersprovisionoftheConstitutionofTennessee,ArticleII,Section2,prohibitsthegrantingofa d:15 commissionbyalocalpolicedepartmenttoasittingjudgeorchancellor.Underthefactsofthiscase,weseeno4conflice44conflict4becausetherearenopowersorauthoritygrantedtothechancellorunderthefactspresentedconcerningthisparticular4commmission44commission4.Wedocautionthatajudgeorchancellorshouldconductallofhisorherextrajudicialactivitiessothattheydonot:` (1) castreasonabledoubtonthejudgescapacitytoactimpartially 8  М6 6asajudge;(2) demeanthejudicialoffice;or \  (3) Interferewiththeproperperformanceofjudicialduties.7.7 4  ` Rule10,Canon4A.RulesoftheSupreme4Jcourt44Court4ofTennessee. `     h      p _________________________ `     h      p JOHNH.PEAY,ChairpersonCONCUR:KURTZFRIERSONPEETECANON(Not.Participating)     p     ./. x September8,1./0September8,19970