The Actual Rule
[Kathryn Jean Lopez 09/13 04:05 PM]
[A] judge or a candidate for election or appointment to judicial office shall not
with respect to cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before the court, make pledges, promises or commitments that are inconsistent with the impartial performance of the adjudicative duties of the office
.
ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 5A(3)(d)(ii) (2003), (emphasis added).
New phrase from Feinstein "assistant suicide".
[A] judge or a candidate for election or appointment to judicial office shall not
with respect to cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before the court, make pledges, promises or commitments that are inconsistent with the impartial performance of the adjudicative duties of the office
.
ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 5A(3)(d)(ii) (2003), (emphasis added).