XXXV § 1 Composition; General Duties; Terms of Office
Part K: Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee | Rule XXXV: Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee
Rule Text
The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee shall consist of fifteen members appointed by the Court. The Committee shall include sitting or retired judges, lawyers, and other citizens who are neither lawyers nor judges. One of the judge or lawyer members shall be designated by the Court to chair the work of the Committee. Initial appointments of Committee members shall be for staggered terms. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for four year terms of office. Committee members may be reappointed for two additional terms of office.
The Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee shall:
serve as a resource for judges and judicial candidates;
assist in educating judges and judicial candidates about ethical campaign conduct; and
help deter unethical judicial campaign conduct.
Court Commentary
The Oversight Committee is not affiliated with the Judiciary Commission or the Committee on Judicial Ethics. The Committee does have the right, as any citizen would, of filing a complaint with the Judiciary Commission relative to conduct it finds problematic.
Amendment history: [Amended effective September 23, 2008]