Rule 2 Credentials

A justice or judge may discuss his or her credentials. He or she may pledge the faithful and proper performance of his or her duties, but should make no other promises of conduct in office. He or she should not state his or her views on disputed legal or political issues. A justice or judge must approach each case before him or her with an open mind and decide it on the basis of the evidence, the law and precedent. Thus, a justice or judge should not indicate what his or her decision would be should a particular case or type of case come before him or her, or what sentence he or she would pass on a defendant charged with a particular crime.