I still take the posture that I am always available to talk about it, but the last time I participated in any events on free speech was at the State Bar Annual Meeting. Q. And yet in the wake of the bitterly-contested Supreme Court elections, we seem to be hearing the same free speech arguments in the context of judicial elections and what judges should or shouldn't discuss during their campaigns. And Chmura is not completely over with. That decision really surprised me. I've always believed that there are different standards for attorneys than for judges.
Judges do give up a lot of free-speech rights because of the duties they have.
When I was a judge, I was willing to accept that. But that doesn't seem to be what Chmura says. I don't want to give the impression that I'm pointing any fingers. This problem has been around for a long time. No judge should be out there campaigning, saying they intend to be fair to only one side.