Action taken by a Judicial Officer in reliance on and pursuant to a written advisory opinion by the Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges, or by the Ethics and Professionalism Committee of the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania, as long as that opinion was issued before the conduct occurred, shall be considered by the Board in making a determination under these rules, but such advisory opinions shall not be binding on the Board.
207 Pa. Code r. 29