[pdf] Judicial Standards Commission State of North Carolina, Formal Advisory Opinion 2014-03 (August 8, 2024) (+)

Judicial Standards Commission State of North Carolina, Formal Advisory Opinion 2014-03 (August 8, 2024) issued an opinion advising against U visa certification by judges. This opinion is based on North Carolina Ethics rules that were at the time of the opinion outdated and not consistent with the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Judicial Conduct. This Advisory Opinion also contains legally incorrect assumptions and information about immigration law that is no consistent with the U visa statute or Department of Homeland Security regulations, policies, and publications.