State of WashingtonEthics Advisory CommitteeOpinion 93-25Question May a sitting state court judge write letters to local newspapers in support of another sitting judge's candidacy in a contested election for the bench? Answer CJC Canon 7(A)(2) provides in part that judges holding offices filled by public election between competing candidates may attend political gatherings and speak to such gatherings on the judge's own behalf or that of another judicial candidate. CJC Canon 7(A)(2) permits a sitting judge to publicly endorse another sitting judge's candidacy in a contested election. This support may include writing letters to local newspapers in support of another sitting judge's candidacy in a contested election for the bench. See also Opinion 88-13.
Opinion 93-25 09/12/1993 |
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