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All persons coming to the court
for assistance are entitled to fair and equitable
treatment regardless of their personal behavior or
legal situation. Court employees must remember that
they are often dealing with people who may be having
one of the worst experiences of their lives. They
must offer to angry, confused, uneducated, and sometimes
deceitful customers the same level of competent and
policy-neutral help that they provide to those who
are pleasant and appreciative. While every court employee
has the right to freedom of association or political
expression, he or she does not have the right to take
sides in a legal dispute, interject himself or herself
into the legal decision-making process, second-guess
a judge's ruling, or give the appearance of partiality
on a political issue that is likely to come before
the court. The procedural integrity of the court must
be protected at all times.
Personnel Rule:
Rule 9.05 C (3) b authorizes discipline of employees for “just cause.”
Glossary of Terms in Personnel Rules
for the definitions of “just cause”:
15: attempting to use influence to affect a court action’s outcome;
23: acting in a manner which reflects poorly upon the integrity of the judicial branch. |
