Sentences with phrase «endorsements of judicial candidates»

The Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Evaluation Commission has posted the first of its endorsements of judicial candidates, in preparation for the May 21 primary election.

Not exact matches

Three candidates are somehow in the mild slugfest for county Surrogate Court judge — Democrat Sara McGinty, who won her party's primary, though not its endorsement at convention, and has a dubious distinction of being listed as «not qualified» by the Third Judicial Department Independent Judicial Elections Qualification Commissions, though the Ulster County Bar Association lists her as «qualified.»

In the judicial race, four candidates are seeking Conservative Party endorsements for a pair of seats left vacant by retirements.

2011): On remand from the Ninth Circuit, the district court considered the merits of the candidate's claims regarding the solicitation, endorsement, and political activities clauses of the Arizona Code of Judicial Conduct.

In a Kentucky case decided July 13, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that judicial candidates have First Amendment rights to personally solicit campaign funds and to announce their party affiliation and receive political party endorsements.

COMMENT [1] When seeking support or endorsement, or when communicating directly with an appointing or confirming authority, a candidate for appointive judicial office must not make any pledges, promises, or commitments that are inconsistent with the impartial performance of the adjudicative duties of the office.