Rule 5.1 Political Activities of Judges and Judicial Candidates in General ... 19

Except as permitted by law, a judge or a judicial candidate shall not:

(A) knowingly use or attempt to use the judicial office to:

(1) publicly endorse or oppose a candidate for any public office other than judicial office; or

(2) personally solicit funds, services, or property for a political organization or any other organization promoting or opposing the passage of a law, or for any candidate for public office;

(B) knowingly use or permit the use of campaign contributions for the private benefit of the judge, the candidate, or others;

(C) knowingly use court staff, facilities, or other court resources in a campaign for judicial office;

(D) knowingly or with reckless disregard for the truth, make any false statement concerning a judicial candidate's identity, qualifications, present position, education, experience, or other material fact that relates to the judicial campaign of the judge or any judicial candidate;

(E) personally solicit or accept campaign contributions other than through a lawfully established campaign committee except, so long as the procedures employed are not coercive, a judge or judicial candidate may personally solicit or accept campaign contributions from members of the judge's family and judges over whom the judge does not exercise supervisory or appellate authority;

(F) in connection with cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before the court on which the judge or judicial candidate sits or may sit, make pledges, promises, or commitments that are inconsistent with the impartial performance of the adjudicative duties of judicial office; or

(G) act as a leader in, or hold office in, a partisan political organization.