American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct - Rule 8.2. Judicial and Legal Officials

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Rule

(a) A lawyer shall not make a statement that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge, adjudicatory officer or public legal officer, or of a candidate for election or appointment to judicial or legal office.

(b) A lawyer who is a candidate for judicial office shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct.


See American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct