There's an example (audio and transcript) of secretly recording a public official (in course of doing their job), for the purposes of recording evidence of illegal activity, at http://judicialmisconduct.us/CaseStudies/RYANvUS(ALSCHULERvEASTERBROOK)#phonecall.
Be sure to catch how it figures into a complaint of Judicial Misconduct, see the Judicial Conference Proceedings section of that webpage.
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EXAMPLE of secret recording
Be sure to catch how it figures into a complaint of Judicial Misconduct, see the Judicial Conference Proceedings section of that webpage.