Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jun. 16, 2020
Ethics rule clears way for judges to respond to critics
Judges facing an election challenge will now be able to publicly respond to criticism of a pending case under an amended ethics rule that has garnered overwhelming support.
Judges facing an election challenge will be able to publicly respond to criticism of a pending case under an amended ethics rule that has garnered overwhelming support.
Effective July 1, a judge may comment publicly about a pending case when that case is used as criticism of a judge during a judicial election or recall campaign, but only if that comment would not reasonably be expected to affect a proceeding's impartiality, according...
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