A law clerk should refrain from inappropriate political activity

A. Political Conduct in General. (1) A law clerk should not: (a) act as a leader or hold any office in a political organization; (b) make speeches for a political organization or candidate or publicly endorse a candidate for public office; (c) solicit funds for or pay an assessment or make a contribution to a political organization or candidate, attend political gatherings, or purchase tickets for political party dinners, or other functions. (2) A law clerk should resign upon becoming a candidate either in a party primary or in a general election for a non-judicial office, except that a law clerk may continue to hold office while being a candidate for election to or serving as a delegate in a State constitutional convention, if the law clerk is otherwise permitted to do so. (3) A law clerk should not engage in any other political activity except on behalf of measures to improve the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice.