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Florida's judges and lawyers should no longer "friend" each other
on Facebook, the popular social networking site, according to a
ruling from the state's Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee.At least
one South Florida judge warned her pals with a Facebook status
update that they could be "unfriended," and the ruling has prompted
others to do the same. The committee ruled Nov. 17 that online
"friendships" could create the impression that lawyers are in a
special position to influence their judge friends.The committee did
conclude that a judge can post comments on another judge's site and
that during judicial elections, a judge's campaign can have "fans"
that include lawyers. And the ruling doesn't single out
Facebook."Although Facebook has been used as an example in this
opinion, the holding ...
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