Judicial Qualifications Commission
Coverage of Judicial Qualifications Commission in the Nexus archive.
- Georgia Supreme Court candidates turn to U.S. Supreme Court for help in dispute over campaign speech
Two Democratic-backed candidates for Georgia Supreme Court, Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, have filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging a ruling that allows a judicial ethics panel to issue statements about their campaign comments. The dispute centers on whether their campaign activities, including joint appearances and statements on reproductive rights, violated Georgia’s judicial conduct code.
- Judicial ethics panel says Jordan, Rankin likely violated rules in state Supreme Court campaigns
A judicial ethics panel in Georgia concluded that Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, candidates for the state Supreme Court, likely violated judicial ethics rules by publicly endorsing each other and discussing abortion rights. The candidates, who are challenging current justices in nonpartisan elections, argue the findings infringe on their free speech rights.