Sentences with phrase «support of judicial candidates»

Not exact matches

The test of judicial fitness could hardly be put more starkly: «The issue is too important to American society — and Mr. Clinton's promise too clear — to fiddle around with judicial candidates who don't have a forthright record of legal and moral support for the constitutional right to abortion.»

Kraft Heinz and the Kraft Heinz PAC do not support Presidential campaigns, judicial candidates, super PACs or make contributions to independent expenditure committees, which is defined as money spent to support a political candidate, but not at the suggestion or request of the candidate, the candidate's authorized committee or a political party.

However, several amendments were diluted or rejected outright: selection of judicial candidates will likely continue to happen behind closed doors, the Brooklyn Democratic Party will continue to refuse to provide basic support for Brooklynites looking to organize their own Democratic clubs, and unlimited power via the proxies of absent County Committee members remain in the hands of the Chair.

FWIW, in decades of active political party involvement in Ohio, Michigan, New York and Colorado I've never seen a political party provide any support to a non-partisan candidate (not counting candidates nominated in partisan judicial race primaries whose affiliation doesn't appear on general election ballots which Ohio once did and may still do).

Did donors to her campaign know that a portion would wind up supporting a diverse group of politicians including the Grassroots political group, several different judicial candidates, Amherst Town Board hopefuls and the Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Independence and Working Families parties?

Clarence Norman Jr., leader of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, the biggest Democratic organization east of Chicago, since 1990, was convicted February 23 of coercion, grand larceny by extortion and attempted grand larceny by extortion in what prosecutors said was a scheme to shake down judicial candidates in exchange for party support.

Part of the reason support for Ling - Cohan was so fervent is because the vaunted panel review process was so flawed and anonymous attacks on her in the press were so vicious, starting in the New York Post but repeated uncritically by other outlets, requoting the Post «source» — allegedly from the panel but possibly a self - interested operative for another judicial candidate — who called her «slow» and «lazy,» when even a cursory check of court records shows her output to be above average.

New Queens Democrats, which in several months has modestly grown to nearly two dozen members, is now focused on supporting other progressives who want to run for county committee, a massive body of representatives from each election district that meets biennially, but has few concrete powers aside from helping to select candidates for special elections and nominating judicial candidates.

Proposed changes to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct would require managing partners to keep track of «all financial and other support provided, directly or indirectly to any judge or judicial candidate running for election.»

For every judicial vacancy with respect to which a recommendation is requested, the Committee shall give the Attorney General a ranked list of at least two candidates whom it recommends, with brief supporting reasons.

As the 2007 Model Code (but not the Florida Code) helpfully defines, moreover, «' Personally solicit» means a direct request made by a judge or a judicial candidate for financial support or in - kind services, whether made by letter, telephone, or any other means of communication.»

The court found that the challenged solicitation clauses only prohibited a judicial candidate from raising funds for another campaign, not in support of his own candidacy as the plaintiff proposed to do.

«Personally solicit» means a direct request made by a judge or a judicial candidate for financial support or in - kind services, whether made by letter, telephone, or any other means of communication.

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.

A person becomes a candidate for judicial office as soon as he or she makes a public announcement of candidacy, declares or files as a candidate with the election or appointment authority, authorizes or, where permitted, engages in solicitation or acceptance of contributions or support, or is nominated for election or appointment to office.

See definition of «judicial candidate,» which provides that a person becomes a candidate for judicial office as soon as he or she makes a public announcement of candidacy, declares or files as a candidate with the election authority, or authorizes or engages in solicitation or acceptance of contributions or support.

One of the personal solicitation rules currently under contention — Florida's — says that judicial candidates «shall not personally solicit campaign funds, or solicit attorneys for publicly stated support.»

Under Florida's Code of Judicial Conduct, judges and judicial candidates «shall not personally solicit campaign funds, or solicit attorneys for publicly stated support, but may establish committees of responsible persons to secure and manage the expenditure of funds for the candidate's campaign and to obtain public statements of support for his or her candidacyJudicial Conduct, judges and judicial candidates «shall not personally solicit campaign funds, or solicit attorneys for publicly stated support, but may establish committees of responsible persons to secure and manage the expenditure of funds for the candidate's campaign and to obtain public statements of support for his or her candidacyjudicial candidates «shall not personally solicit campaign funds, or solicit attorneys for publicly stated support, but may establish committees of responsible persons to secure and manage the expenditure of funds for the candidate's campaign and to obtain public statements of support for his or her candidacy.»

Although a judicial candidate must encourage members of his or her family to adhere to the same standards of political conduct in support of the candidate that apply to the candidate, family members are free to participate in other political activity.

(b) shall maintain the dignity appropriate to judicial office and act in a manner consistent with the impartiality, integrity, and independence of the judiciary, and shall encourage members of the candidate's family to adhere to the same standards of political conduct in support of the candidate as apply to the candidate;