A judge in Oklahoma has asked the state’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Panel whether it is permissible for the judge to accept a “judge of the year” award from a law-related organization and take part in an acceptance video that will be shown as part of an awards banquet and on YouTube. The judge may accept the award and complimentary tickets for the judge and family members to attend the ceremony, but may not participate in the acceptance video, the Panel replied in advisory opinion. Without revealing the specific rationale for its conclusion, the opinion cited a number of Rules and Comments from the Oklahoma Code of Judicial Conduct. 1.3. A judge shall not abuse the prestige of the judicial...