WINTER v. WOLNITZEK

2015-SC-000086-CL.

482 S.W.3d 768 (2016)

In re: Robert A. WINTER, Jr., Plaintiff and Cameron Blau and Honorable Allison Jones, Intervening Plaintiffs v. Honorable Stephen D. WOLNITZEK, in his Official Capacity as Chair, Judicial Conduct Commission, et al.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rendered: February 18, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR CAMERON BLAU: Jack Scott Gatlin , Freund, Freeze, and Arnold, Christopher D. Wiest , Chris Wiest, Attorney at Law, PLLC.

COUNSEL FOR ALLISON JONES: Lucinda C. Shirooni , Thomas B. Bruns , Jack Scott Gatlin , Freund, Freeze & Arnold.

COUNSEL FOR HON. STEVEN D. WOLNITZEK, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIR, JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMISSION: Jeffrey C. Mando , Louis Kelly , Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC, Mark Richard Overstreet , Bethany A. Breetz , Stites & Harbison, PLLC.


Pursuant to CR 76.37(1), we granted the certification request of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (District Court), to provide the answer under Kentucky law to the following three questions and the associated sub-questions:

Question 1:

Canon 5A(1)(a) states...

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