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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 24, 2005

Ethics Code Would Let Judicial Candidates Comment on Issues

SANTA ANA - Candidates in judicial elections would gain the right to comment on controversial issues but remain barred from making "commitments" to adhere to particular positions under a newly proposed judicial ethics code the American Bar Association made public this week.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SANTA ANA - Candidates in judicial elections would gain the right to comment on controversial issues but remain barred from making "commitments" to adhere to particular positions under a newly ...

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