LogFAQs > #972671910

I work for the very same government he does. I'd be fired and banned from ever working for the government again if it came out that I did even one 1/10000th of this. We're literally not allowed to accept gifts of more than $20 at a time!

As for judges, they're not supposed to accept gifts from anyone that may signifacntly benefit from a judge doing or not doing their job....like a billionaire for example.

There's also this delightful catchall rule:

Notwithstanding the provisions of 620.35, no gift may be accepted by a judicial officer or employee if a reasonable person would believe it was offered in return for being influenced in the performance of an official act or in violation of any statute or regulation, nor may a judicial officer or employee accept gifts from the same or different sources on a basis so frequent that a reasonable person would believe that the public office is being used for private gain. A judicial officer or employee should decline a gift permitted by these regulations if acceptance would cause the officer or employee to violate any applicable provision of the Codes of Conduct.