On Oct. 28, the state Supreme Court issued a policy on judges’ use of social media, which states that extra-judicial statements of judges disseminated through social media “should not undermine the public confidence in the impartiality, integrity, or independence of the Judiciary.”

The official Comment to Rule 2.1 of the Code of Judicial Conduct requires judges to “avoid all impropriety and appearance of impropriety and [judges] must expect to be the subject of constant public scrutiny” in their professional and personal conduct.