New Mexico Supreme Court cautions judges to avoid impropriety and appearance of impropriety on social media
The New Mexico Supreme Court cautioned judges to “avoid both impropriety and its appearance in their use of social media”.
Although the case concerns an asserted violation of the Confrontation Clause, it is interesting because Defendant also raised the issue of social media posts made by the district court judge during the pendency of the trial. The posts, made on the Facebook page used for the election campaign of the judge, discussed defendant’s case. During trial, the district court Read more [...]