· 4/6/1977
Higgins v. Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics of the Supreme Court
Citations
- 373 A.2d 372
- 73 N.J. 123
- 1977 N.J. LEXIS 188
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- attorney: member of the board of chosen freeholders may not ethically represent a criminal defendant in the county the attorney holds office
- “ ‘appearance’ alone may be sufficient to present an ethical problem even though no actual impropriety exists.”
- 6 Justices + 1 judge temporarily assigned
- 6 Justices + 1 judge temporarily assigned
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Judges: Sullivan
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