Rule 7.6 Political Contributions to Obtain Legal Engagements or Appointments by Judges

Virginia did not adopt this rule. The American Bar Association created Rule 7.6 to stop lawyers from making political donations just to get legal business or judicial appointments in return. But Virginia chose not to put this rule into its own set of conduct rules for lawyers.

This means Virginia lawyers are not bound by this specific rule. Other rules about honesty, fairness, and avoiding conflicts of interest may still apply to similar situations, but this exact rule about political contributions and appointments does not exist in Virginia's rulebook.

If you have questions about a lawyer's political donations or how they got appointed to a case, you would need to look at other Virginia rules or laws that might cover that situation instead.