Judge bars Georgia judicial panel’s disclosure of Supreme Court candidates’ misconduct allegations
A federal judge halted a public ethics statement after finding it could chill campaign speech, leaving the underlying inquiry in place.
- A Georgia judicial panel accused two Supreme Court candidates of violating the Code of Judicial Conduct by campaigning on platforms like restoring abortion rights.
- The dispute comes during closely watched nonpartisan Georgia Supreme Court elections, where challengers backed by Democratic groups are running against Republican-appointed incumbent justices.
- The lawsuit’s details have not been publicly released, but the filing has added new attention to an already contentious judicial election season in Georgia.
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Supreme Court candidate says opinion put out before primary day ‘more than just a little suspicious’
Two Supreme Court candidates in Georgia are accused of violating the code of ethics for judges during their campaigns, according to a special committee.
Judge bars Georgia judicial panel’s disclosure of Supreme Court candidates’ misconduct allegations
A federal judge in Georgia barred a state judicial committee from publicly commenting on judicial conduct rule violations the panel says two Democratic-backed state Supreme Court candidates committed ahead of Tuesday’s election. U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner, issuing a temporary restraining order, ruled on Monday that the special committee convened by the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) of…
Georgia Watchdog Says Democrat-Backed Supreme Court Candidates Broke Judicial Rules
Two Democrat-backed candidates running for Georgia Supreme Court seats violated existing judicial conduct rules, the state’s judicial watchdog agency found. According to a Monday report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) determined that left-wing attorneys Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin broke the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct by publicly endorsing […]
Report: Supreme Court candidates violated judicial conduct code
(The Center Square) – Two candidates vying for a seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia violated the state's Code of Judicial Conduct when they endorsed each other and promised to restore abortion rights, according to a committee of the…
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