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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 20, 2024

Judges: New ethics opinion discourages them from election-time defense

All the publicly posted comments from judges said the opinion's cautions - particularly suggestions that judges have others defend them in such situations - will discourage judges from taking advantage of the amendment to Canon 3B (9).

An ethics panel's final opinion aimed at encouraging California judges to take advantage of a 2020 Canon change allowing them to defend pending cases that are criticized during a recall or re-election campaign is likely to have the opposite effect, according to comments by the California Judges Association and several individual judges.

The Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions solicited comments starting Aug. 5 on its Formal Opinion 2024-027. All the publicly po...

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