Description: The Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Code of Judicial Ethics proposes amendments to the commentary following canon 5A. The canon prohibits a judge from publicly endorsing or opposing a candidate for nonjudicial office. The commentary states that a judge, however, may publicly endorse a judicial candidate because judges are uniquely qualified to assess a judicial candidate’s suitability for judicial office. The proposed amendment would also allow a judge to publicly oppose a judicial candidate. After receiving and reviewing comments on this proposal, the committee will make recommendations to the Supreme Court regarding the proposed amendments.

Category: Supreme Court

Item Number: SP19-08

Deadline: December 2, 2019

File: sp19-08.pdf