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Article: Candidates may answer controversial questions: judicial candidates must, however, be careful not to bind themselves with their answers.
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- September 1, 2006
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Judicial candidates may respond to questions that cover such subjects as same-sex marriage, parental notification, and school vouchers, and whether the candidate agrees or disagrees with recent court decisions so long as the candidate clearly indicates that the answers do not constitute a promise that the candidate will rule a certain way in a case.
That's the advice the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee gave to judicial candidates August 7 in Opinion Number: 2006-18.
The ethics panel also said candidates must clearly acknowledge the obligation to follow binding legal precedent anywhere it exists; cannot appear to endorse any other individual who is ...