Matter of Blackman

How courts have described this case

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• holding a public reprimand warranted for a municipal judge's attendance at a social event hosted by a convicted felon
• “[Jjudges have responsibilities with regard to their personal conduct that greatly exceed those of ordinary citizens.”
• judge had “a duty to foresee that his actions might be open to criticism by the press or members of the public,” whether or not the public’s interpretation was reasonable, or misinterpreted the judge’s motives
• “Improper conduct includes creating or acquiescing in any appearance of impropriety.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).