Why Can't We Be (Facebook) Friends? You Be The Judge

By Peter J. Gallagher

Law360, New York (November 18, 2014, 9:22 AM ET) www.law360.com

Social media has become a part of most lawyers’ personal and professional lives. The same is true for many judges. However, it is still not clear when, if at all, it is appropriate for a judge to be “friends” with a lawyer on social media, particularly when that lawyer appears regularly before the judge.