§ 857 — Judicial wellness or assistance committees

§ 857. Judicial wellness or assistance committees. 1. Confidential\ninformation privileged. The confidential relations and communications\nbetween a member or authorized agent of a judicial wellness or\nassistance committee sponsored by a state or local bar association and\nany person, firm or corporation communicating with such committee, its\nmembers or authorized agents, shall be deemed to be privileged on the\nsame basis as those provided by law between attorney and client. Such\nprivilege may be waived only by the person, firm or corporation which\nhas furnished information to the committee. This privilege shall not\nextend to information received by a judge or lawyer serving as a member\nof a judicial wellness or assistance committee that a judge is\ncommitting or is likely to commit a substantial violation of the rules\ngoverning judicial conduct.\n 2. Immunity from liability. Any person, firm or corporation in good\nfaith providing information to, or in any other way participating in the\naffairs of, any of the committees referred to in subdivision one of this\nsection shall be immune from civil liability that might otherwise result\nby reason of such conduct. For the purpose of any proceeding, the good\nfaith of any such person, firm or corporation shall be presumed.\n