Supreme Court of Florida· 1/30/2003
In Re Kinsey
Citations
- 842 So. 2d 77
- 2003 WL 193520
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- reprimanding and fining judicial candidate, in part, for attacking opponent’s handling of cases and presenting herself as pro-police and anti-criminal
- reprimanding and fining judicial candidate, in part, for attacking opponent’s handling of cases and presenting herself as pro-police and anti-criminal
- applying strict scrutiny when reviewing restrictions on a judge’s “campaign speech”
- judicial candidate’s comments that she would favor law enforcement, if elected, violated the pledges or promises canon of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct
- canons violated where judicial candidate’s statements collectively showed implied pledge to favor law enforcement
- pledges and commits clauses are different from announce clause, constitutional
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Judges: Per Curiam
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