Opinion: OK for Judges to Party at Bar Events

…Boston attorney Douglas K. Sheff, vice president of the MBA and co-chair of the conference, says he can’t confirm whether the opinion arose from the batch of invitations handed out for the upcoming celebration.

“It looks like our function,” he says, “but it’s broad enough to apply to anyone else.”

Sheff calls the opinion “a great thing” for everyone in the legal community because it clears up what has long been a source of confusion for judges and frustration for bar associations, and it expands the kinds of activities judges can now participate in without having to think twice.