Political Conduct of Candidates Seeking Appointments to Judicial Office

(A) A candidate for appointment to judicial office shall maintain the dignity appropriate to judicial office and act in a manner consistent with the integrity and independence of the judiciary. (B) A candidate for appointment to judicial office may (1) Communicate with the appointing or confirming authority, including any selection, screening, or nominating commission or similar agency; and Seek endorsements for the appointment from any person or (2) organization other than a partisan political organization. (C) A candidate for appointment to judicial office shall not (1) Make pledges, promises, or commitments that are inconsistent with the impartial performance of the adjudicative duties of judicial office; (2) Make any statement that would reasonably be expected to affect the outcome or impair the fairness of a matter pending or impending in connection with cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before the court; or 32 (3) Knowingly or with reckless disregard for the truth make any false or misleading statement. (D) A judge who is a candidate for reappointment, or for appointment to another judicial or nonjudicial office, shall also comply with the Rules of this Canon.