IN RE AM. TO CODE OF JUD. CONDUCT — CANON 7

No. SC13-1951.

167 So.3d 399 (2015)

In re AMENDMENTS TO the CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT — CANON 7.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Scarola , Laurie J. Briggs , Christian Dietrich Searcy and Forrest Gregory Barnhart of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL; Cameron Michael Kennedy of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., Tallahassee, FL; Judge Roberto Arias , Chair, Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, Duval County Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL; and Judge Melanie Given May , President of the Florida Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges, Fourth District Court of Appeal, West Palm Beach, FL, Responding with Comments.


The Court amends Canon 7 of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct1 to clarify the scope of permissible joint campaign activities when judges seeking merit retention to the same judicial office have drawn active opposition.2 Specifically, the amendments we adopt today expressly authorize...

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