Fiduciary Toward the Public
“A Public official is a fiduciary toward the public, including in the case of a judge, the litigants who appear before him and if he deliberately conceals material information from them he is guilty of fraud,”
~ U.S. v Holzer 816 F. 2d 304, 307 (1987)
Public officials are also “trustee[s] and servant[s] of the people,”
~ Georgia Department v Sistrunk 291 S.E. 2d 524, 526 (1982)
“‘Public office’ is a public trust or agency for the benefit of the people to be administered under legislative control in the interest of the people.”
~ State ex rel Nagle v Sullivan 40 P. 2d 995, 997, Supreme Court of Montana (1935)
