ion, of her long-term involvement. Instead, she simply set a deadline for filing the motion. According to the American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial Conduct, Rule 2.11, her continued silence violated her obligation to "disclose on the record information that the judge believes the parties or their lawyer

ail was copied to Jay Goldberg, Esq., Allison Brantley, and Jeffrey Weiss, Esq. No other attorneys of record received the email. The Model Code of Judicial Conduct, Rule 2.9, governs ex parte communications. In this case, Rule 2.9(B) applies, since the communication was unauthorized and bore upon the substance

onally lobbied the appellate judges against reversing the conviction. These actions were completely unethical, and in direct violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct, but apparently acceptable in Indiana. The case was a close one at trial. Judge Gifford’s one-sided rulings shifted the balance against Tyson in wha