1. Judges attain office via three methods in the United States. They include all the following except
A. merit promotion.
B. appointment.
C. election.
D. seniority.
2. Not representing a co-defendant in a burglary charge is part of which ethical consideration?
A. Perjury
B. Conflict of interest
C. Zealous representation of client
D. Lawyer-client confidentiality
3. It's true that bar associations
A. sanction attorneys for ethical violations.
B. are only authorized to sanction attorneys for criminal code violations.
C. can't sanction attorneys for ethical violations.
D. are well staffed to handle complaints.
4. Ensuring that a defendant receives a fair trial and retains his or her constitutional rights is the primary
ethical responsibility of the
A. prosecutor.
B. judge.
C. defense attorney.
D. advocate.
5. Procrastinating on a legal case violates ABA Model Rule for
A. due diligence.
B. meritorious claims.
C. fairness to opposing party.
D. communication.
6. Prosecutor Ray Thomas has discovered that he prosecuted an innocent man. It's now his ethical responsibility to
A. apply to the parole board.
B. do nothing.
C. tell the defense attorney to reopen the case.
D. remedy the conviction.
7. The American Bar Association's judicial code emphasizes that judges should avoid _______ as well as actual bias.
A. the appearance of impropriety
B. extrajudicial activities that might cause bias
C. accusations of bias
D. the appearance of bias
8. If an attorney believes that he or she isn't competent to handle a case, he or she may ethically do all of the following except
A. accept the case and try to get up to speed on the material.
B. accept the case but work with another attorney.
C. decline the case.
D. accept the case on behalf of another attorney.
9. Burying an opposing counsel in frivolous discovery paperwork is a violation of ABA Model Rule
A. 3.4 Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel.
B. 1.3 Due Diligence.
C. 1.4 Communication.
D. 3.3 Candor Toward the Tribunal.
10. Exculpatory evidence does not need to be divulged to
A. the defense.
B. the judge.
C. the prosecution.
D. a grand jury.
11. A lawyer's promise to maintain confidentiality may be broken if
A. a crime is being committed.
B. the lawyer is talking to another lawyer.
C. the senior partner of his or her firm demands it.
D. the information is a matter of public knowledge.
12. The primary theme of _______ ethics is impartiality.
A. prosecutorial
B. utilitarian
C. defense-lawyer
D. judicial
13. Under the Model Rules, which of the following topics would be prohibited from a media statement?
A. Family status of the accused
B. Litigation schedule
C. Credibility of a witness
D. Time and place of arrest
14. A lawyer can ethically reveal the confidences of a client when the
A. lawyer must share the information with the prosecutor during a plea bargaining.
B. lawyer is convinced the information will help his client's case.
C. client consents.
D. lawyer discovers the client lied on the stand.
15. With regard to the ethical code of lawyers, the ABA Model Rules
A. aren't concerned with behavior.
B. are an aspirational code of ethics.
C. are concerned with a lawyer's conduct toward the client and the court.
D. have few similarities with the law enforcement code of ethics.
16. During a court case, it was determined that both the litigants and their attorneys had made contributions to the judge's election campaign. It was therefore ethically essential that the
A. judge recuse himself no matter what.
B. attorney resign from the case.
C. attorneys for the litigants demand the judge recuse himself.
D. judge recuse himself if he found that the donations hindered his ability to be impartial.
17. Which of the following statements regarding judicial behavior is true?
A. The judiciary doesn't have its own code of ethics.
B. Judges have the least discretion in interpreting the law and deciding sentences.
C. The primary theme of judicial ethics is impartiality.
D. A judge has no duty to conclude judicial processing with reasonable punctuality.
18. If the client tells the attorney where the murder weapon is and the attorney goes to check, the attorney must then
A. offer the weapon to the police.
B. return the weapon to the client and ask him or her not to display the object again.
C. tell the judge only but not the police.
D. do nothing.
19. The American Bar Association recommends all attorneys provide at least _______ hours of pro bono representation each year.
A. 140
B. 50
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C. 40
D. 100
20. Ethics rules prohibit an attorney from representing a client at a trial when the attorney
A. is related to the client.
B. has other clients with similar issues.
C. has a financial stake in the outcome of the trial.
D. will be called as a witness.