Court Opinion

ID: 9629625
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 09:46:14.087419+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:07:21.738334
License: Public Domain

CAPPY, Justice,
concurring and dissenting.
I join the majority opinion in affirming the decision of the Court of Judicial Discipline. I disagree, however, with the *209decision of the majority to prospectively bar court-appointed employees from participation in judicial retention elections.
Retention elections are designed to insulate sitting jurists from being forced to engage in partisan politics. Barring court-appointed employees from involvement in retention election activities on the basis that such involvement creates the appearance of improper political activity undermines the perception that retention elections are non-political. As I strongly believe that greater strides should be taken to enhance the public belief that retention elections are not political, I am compelled to dissent from that portion of the majority opinion.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated herein, I join in part and dissent in part to the majority opinion.