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· 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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