Judicial Campaign Conduct

State and Local Committees CA FL GA IL LA MS NV NY OH WA

CALIFORNIA	State Committee:	Information not available
CALIFORNIA	Local Committees:	Santa Clara County

FLORIDA	State Committee:	Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee
	Contact Info:	1351 N.W. 12^th Street, #712 Miami, FL 33125
	Phone:	(305) 548-5613
	Date Established:	1992
	Established By:	Voluntary Bar Association
	Membership:	Attorneys and Retired Judges
	Forms of Committee Actions:	Outreach to candidates Educate candidates Receive complaints Initiate investigations Make public statements
	Local Committees:	Broward County Hillsborough County Miami-Dade County Palm Beach County
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GEORGIA	State Committee:	Georgia Special Committee on Judicial Election Campaign Intervention
	Contact Info:	8206 Hacelbrand, Suite C Covington, GA 30014
	Phone:	(770) 784-3189
	Date Established:	January, 1998
	Established By:	State disciplinary body (i.e., Judicial Qualifications Commission)
	Membership:	Attorneys and Retired Judges
	Forms of Committee Actions:	Educate candidates Receive complaints Initiate investigations Implement disciplinary sanctions
	Local Committees:	None
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ILLINOIS	State Committee:	Judicial Advisory Council (JAC) Task Force on Illinois Judicial Elections
	Contact Info:	69 West Washington, Suite 2610 Chicago, IL 60646
	Phone:	(312) 603-1133
	Date Established:	August, 2000
	Established By:	Coordinated by the Cook County Judicial Advisory Council
	Membership:	Members represent a coalition of professional organizations such as state and local, as well as minority and women bar associations, judge associations, and the American Judicature Society
	Forms of Committee Actions:	Outreach to candidates Educate candidates Candidate Hotline Make public statements Recommendations for election conduct Technical support
	Related Web Documents:	Ethical Campaign Practices for Illinois Judicial Candidates Committee Procedures Member Agreement Candidate Pledge
	Local Committees:	None
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LOUISIANA	State Committee:	Louisiana Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee
	Contact Info:	1555 Poydras Street, Suite 1540 New Orleans, LA 70112
	Phone:	(504) 568-5747
	Email:	oversight-staff@LAJAO.ORG
	Date Established:	April, 2002
	Established By:	Appointed by the Supreme Court
	Membership:	Committees of attorneys, lay members and retired judges
	Forms of Committee Actions:	Outreach to candidates Educate candidates Receive complaints Initiate investigations Referrals to judicial disciplinary boards Make public statements
	Related Web Documents:	Rules and Operating Procedures PowerPoint Presentation Final Report, Fall 2002 Judicial Elections
	Additional Information Available at:	http://www.lasc.org/judicial_campaign_oversight.asp
	Local Committees:	None
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MISSISSIPPI	State Committee:	Special Committee on Judicial Election Campaign Intervention
	Contact Info:	P.O. Box 22527 Jackson, MS 39225
	Phone:	(601) 359-1273
	Email:	mailbox@judperf.state.ms.us
	Date Established:	April, 2002
	Established By:	Appointed by the Supreme Court in Code of Judicial Conduct (Canon 5F)
	Membership:	Committees of attorneys and lay members
	Forms of Committee Actions:	Educate candidates Receive complaints Initiate investigations Referrals to judicial disciplinary boards Make public statements Issue cease-and-desist requests Issue advisory opinions
	Related Web Documents:	Canon 5 of Mississippi Code of Judicial Conduct
	Local Committees:	None

NEVADA	State Committee:	Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics and Election Practices
	Contact Info:	P.O. Box 48 Carson City, NV 89702
	Phone:	(775) 687-4017
	Date Established:	October, 1997
	Established By:	Appointed by the Supreme Court
	Membership:	Committee of attorneys, judges and lay members
	Forms of Committee Actions:	Educate candidates Receive complaints Referrals to disciplinary boards Make public statements Issue advisory opinions requesting by sitting judges or judicial candidates regarding ethical matters that are presented through hypothetical questions
	Related Web Documents:	Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct
	Additional information available at:	http://www.judicial.state.nv.us/contentsscjeep.htm
	Local Committees:	None
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NEW YORK	State Committee:	New York State Bar Association's Special Committee on Judicial Campaign Conduct
	Contact Info:	c/o NYSBA 1 Elk Street Albany, NY 12207
	Phone:	(518) 463-3200
	Date Established:	2001
	Established By:	Officially encouraged by the Administrative Board of the Judiciary
	Membership:	Committees of lawyers
	Forms of Committee Actions:	Encourage local bar associations to create judicial campaign conduct committees Provide educational materials to local and backstop committee(s) Monitor activities of local and backstop committee(s) Telephone hotline (during campaign hotline) Maintain page on NYSBA website
	Related Web Documents:	Judicial Campaign Conduct Brochure
	Local Committees:	Fourth Judicial District (Northern New York) Erie County Monroe County New York County Onondaga County
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OHIO	State Committee:	Ohio State Bar Association Judicial Election Campaign Advertising Monitoring Committee
	Contact Info:	1700 Lake Shore Drive Columbus, OH 43204
	Phone:	(614) 487-4414 or (800) 282-6556
	Email:	osba@ohiobar.org
	Date Established:	April, 2002
	Established By:	Voluntary Bar Association
	Membership:	Committee of attorneys, lay members and a retired judge
	Forms of Committee Actions:	Outreach to candidates Receive complaints Make public statements
	Related Web Documents::	Amendments to Canon 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct and Rule II, Section 5 of the Rules for the Government of the Judiciary of Ohio
	Local Committees:	Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) Franklin County (Columbus)
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WASHINGTON	State Committee:	State Commission on Judicial Conduct
	Contact Info:	P.O. Box 1817 Olympia, WA 98507
	Phone:	(360) 753-4585
	Email:	cjc@state.wa.us
	Date Established:	1981
	Established By:	Constitutional Amendment
	Membership:	Committee of attorneys, judges and lay members
	Forms of Committee Actions:	Receive complaints Initiate investigations Implement disciplinary sanctions Find probable cause Conduct hearings
	Additional Information Available at:	http://www.cjc.state.wa.us/
	Local Committees:	King County
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