STATE OF WASHINGTON
ETHICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OPINION NO. 93-21

Question
     May a campaign committee member who is also a judge pro tempore be
listed as a campaign committee member on letterhead of a judicial campaign
letter soliciting endorsements and/or financial contributions?
     May a current sitting or retired judge be listed as a campaign
committee member on letterhead of a judicial campaign letter soliciting
endorsements and/or financial contributions?

Answer
     The Preamble 1(B) of the Code of Judicial Conduct places some
restrictions on the activities of judges pro tempore while they are acting
in that capacity only.  CJC Canon 7(A)(1)(c) and 7(A)(2) permit judicial
officers to solicit funds for and publicly endorse a candidate for judicial
office.  Therefore, a judge pro tempore and a sitting judge's name may
appear on letterhead that will be used in the campaign to solicit
endorsements and/or financial contributions.
     The Code of Judicial Conduct does not apply to retired judges.

Comment
     See related opinions 88-13 and 91-22.