Facebook "Friends"

In an opinion dated November 17, 2009, the Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee ruled, under the authority of the Florida Supreme Court, that judges and lawyers cannot be "friends" on Facebook and other social media, even if they are friends offline.  The link to the opinion appears below.

http://www.jud6.org/LegalCommunity/LegalPractice/opinions/jeacopinions/2009/2009-20.html