waronyou
26-11-2008, 12:17 PM
Utah"s chief federal judge won"t be disciplined for violating the Judicial Code of Conduct by making several contributions to Barack Obama"s presidential campaign.
Although Judge Tena Campbell violated Canon 7 of the Code of Conduct for United States judges, she will face no consequences for her unruly behavior. Judge Campbell, a Bill Clinton appointee, gave multiple donations of $100 and $200 to Obama"s campaign in mid 2007.
The Judicial Code specifically prohibits federal judges from making contributions to political organizations or candidates as well as demonstrative political activity. When a Utah newspaper broke the story in late October, Judge Campbell said she thought she was prohibited only from taking public action supporting a candidate and not from making donations.
Federal Election Commission disclosures of her Obama contributions list Judge Campbell"s profession as a lawyer and her employer the government. When the donations were made public by the media, the Obama campaign returned the money and the Tenth Circuit Judicial Council, which hears complaints against the region"s federal judges, launched an investigation.
http://waronyou.blogspot.com/2008/11/chief-judge-gets-away-with-obama.html
Although Judge Tena Campbell violated Canon 7 of the Code of Conduct for United States judges, she will face no consequences for her unruly behavior. Judge Campbell, a Bill Clinton appointee, gave multiple donations of $100 and $200 to Obama"s campaign in mid 2007.
The Judicial Code specifically prohibits federal judges from making contributions to political organizations or candidates as well as demonstrative political activity. When a Utah newspaper broke the story in late October, Judge Campbell said she thought she was prohibited only from taking public action supporting a candidate and not from making donations.
Federal Election Commission disclosures of her Obama contributions list Judge Campbell"s profession as a lawyer and her employer the government. When the donations were made public by the media, the Obama campaign returned the money and the Tenth Circuit Judicial Council, which hears complaints against the region"s federal judges, launched an investigation.
http://waronyou.blogspot.com/2008/11/chief-judge-gets-away-with-obama.html