Can’t have rich friends?
Of course a judge can. But as long as there is no danger of gifts interfering or having interfered in an actual case heard or to be heard in front of that particular judge, there is NO ETHICAL VIOLATION
The fact that he accepted the things of value isn’t the problem. He was supposed to report any gifts (which includes travel, vacations, dinners, sporting event tickets, etc) worth over $415 and did not