WPC#  J6Q99(YSS8T5ȵ<"jM]G^IZymy~)5rrk=ZR1 X >` ͯ+ yVrq04cE!5Hǖ0 `}eXY858$qw$C: -H*%PG1Sp蜴BŤTڪ" LsDNV?!2 䊨S__l"γ? m2U+~} Z=X%Z)M) c5'IYfKt/9!*bѿsx*+ߡUANgyLČ/Ek^ϝI**l%PR%4"9gk#ߢÀ^ϥI˜(CO*DV{i93HgTb!*Y(sMU> 00 0brS 0#!cUN % N ^ w 4  m \  `&Times New Roman<l:Default ParaXXX<:Body Text In X 2(4 4 <DL!2S\  `&Times New RomanS  5+ 4 <DL!5S\  `&Times New RomanS'    0 .   #|x(f$   XXX XXXX XHP LaserJet 4 Plus,,,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman Regular X !'D+ ':i+00U !   XXX XXXX X  _    JUDICIALETHICSCOMMITTEE  OPINIONNO.  99_Ԅ45_     4 WehavebeenaskedtorenderanethicsopinionregardingtheCodeofJudicialEthics,specifically,(1)whetherJudgesandclerksmayparticipateinacharitygolftournamentsponsoredbytheTennesseeJudicialFoundationbyplayingonteamsandsponsoringholesand/ortees,(2)whethermembersofbarassociationgroupsmaybeinvolvedinholeand/orteesponsorshipand(3)whetheritwouldbeappropriatefortheFoundationtoseekparticipationfromlegalpublishersorothersuppliersbywayofeitherfieldingteamsforthegolfoutingorparticipatinginholeand/orteesponsorshipandwhethersuchorganizationscouldunderwritethefinancingofthistournament. 4 TheJudicialEthicsCommitteeisoftheopinionthatjudgesandclerkswouldnotviolatetheprovisionsandtheCanonsoftheCodeofJudiciarybyparticipatinginthischaritableevent.TheFoundationishostingthegolftournamentinhopestoraisefundsforitsscholarshipawardedtodeservinglawstudents.Canon4(C)(3)(b)specificallyaddressesthisissueandallowsajudgetoparticipateinfundraisingactivitiesaslongastheydonotpersonallyparticipateinthesolicitationoffundsorotherfundraisingactivities. 4 ItistheopinionoftheJudicialEthicsCommitteethattheFoundationmayinvitemembersofbarassociationgroupsbytheFoundationpublishinginvitations.TheseBarAssociationsmaybeinvolvedinholeand/orteesponsorshipaslongasnomemberoftheJudiciarydirectlysolicitsfundsfromlawyers.SeeCanon4C(3)(b)(_i_). 4 TheCommitteealsobelievesthattheFoundationmayseekparticipationfromlegalpublishers,aslongastheyarenotengagedfrequentlyinproceedingsinthecourtofwhichthejudgeisamemberoracourtwhichissubjecttoappellatejurisdictionofthecourtwhichthejudgeisamember,toeitherfieldtheteamsforthegolfoutingorparticipateinholeand/orteesponsorship.SeeCanon4C(3).Participationbytheselegalpublishersshouldbedecidedonacasebycasebasis. 4 Itis,therefore,theopinionoftheJudicialEthicsCommitteethattheFoundationhostingagolftournamentinwhichjudges,clerks,membersofbarassociationgroupsandlegalpublishersparticipatedoesnotviolatetheCodeofJudicialEthics. -): _ԇ 4    <      4    <      D ____________________________..............FloydPeete,Jr...............____________________________..............DateConcur:FriersonWaggonerKurtz(separateconcurringopinion)Hayes(notparticipating)