Code of professional responsibility promulgated june 21 1988 chapter i the lawyer and society canon 1 a lawyer shall uphold the constitution obey the laws of the land and promote respect for law of and legal processes rule 101 a lawyer shall not engage in unlawful dishonest immoral or deceitful conduct. Canon 1 a judge shall uphold and promote the independence integrity and impartiality of the judiciary and shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety canon 2 a judge shall perform the duties of judicial office impartially competently and diligently canon 3. This code shall be known as the code of professional responsibility for clerks of the courts of the commonwealth of massachusetts its purpose is to define norms of conduct and practice appropriate to persons serving in the positions covered by the code and thereby to contribute to the preservation of public confidence in the integrity impartiality and independence of the courts. The code of conduct for united states judges includes the ethical canons that apply to federal judges and provides guidance on their performance of official duties and engagement in a variety of outside activities code of conduct for us judges pdf effective march 12 2019 recent changes proposed changes to the code of conduct for us judges september 2018 including public comments