Principles
1. Impartiality
2. Personal Integrity
3. Professionalism
4. Confidentiality
5. Impropriety
6. Appearance of Impropriety
7. Prohibition Against Giving Legal Advice
8. Duty of Service
9. Competency
10. Discrimination
11. Harassment
12. Technology

Resources
California Code of Ethics
Personnel Rules
What Information Can Court Staff Provide?

What You Will Do in This Section
In this section, you will read the principles and guidelines for Court Staff Ethics. After reading the principle and supporting guideline, you will complete the exercises related to the principle. As you click on the answer you feel is best, you will receive feedback telling you whether your response is correct and providing more information to help you better understand the principle.

Learning Objectives
After completing this section, the new employee will be able to:
• Identify ethical concerns of court staff, and
• Explain why employees of the court need to understand what “appearance of impropriety” means.

Introduction
All court employees will eventually face an ethical dilemma. This section is designed to help new court employees better manage these difficult situations. Although New Mexico does not have a code of ethics for court staff, there are many model codes available as reference or as guidelines. For this section, we will refer to the New Mexico Judicial Branch Personnel Rules whenever they provide ethical guidance to court employees. Where these rules do not address ethical questions, we will use the California Code of Ethics for Court Employees.

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