This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 18, 2001

Politicking Poses Dilemma for Judges

SAN FRANCISCO - By fighting ethics charges with a free-speech lawsuit, the embattled former Judge Patricia Gray is gambling that the federal courts will loosen the strict restrictions on judges' campaign activities and give jurists the freedom they claim they need to fight attacks during heated elections.

        By Donna Domino

        SAN FRANCISCO - By fighting ethics charges with a free-speech lawsuit, the embattled former Judge Patricia Gray is gambling that the federal courts will loosen the strict restrictions on judges' campaign activities and give jurists the freedom they claim they need to fight attacks during heated elections.
 &n...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up