No judge shall permit and no lawyer shall engage in ex parte communications, unless allowed by law, in connection with any matter pending before said judge.
[Adopted January 3, 1985, effective February 1, 1985.]
(a) If an ex parte communication in connection with any matter pending before the judge occurs, the judge shall disclose the circumstances and substance of said communication to all parties of record at the next hearing in open court and, if a court reporter is available, on the record.
(b) If a hearing is not scheduled within two full court days of said communication, the lawyer who has initiated said communication shall promptly serve a written summary of the contents of said communication on all parties of record and the judge.
[Adopted January 3, 1985, effective February 1, 1985.]
The foregoing rules (1-2) do not apply to communications exclusively between a judge and court personnel whose function it is to aid the judge in carrying out his administrative responsibilities.
[Adopted January 3, 1985, effective February 1, 1985.]
Independent of the foregoing, in civil cases with the express consent of all parties of record, a judge may communicate with fewer than all participants to promote settlement, for the purpose of scheduling or for any other similar purposes
[Adopted January 3, 1985, effective February 1, 1985.]