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INDIANA WARNING ⛔️ ETHICS VIOLATION Will @SOSDiegoMorales , the Indiana Courts, @AGToddRokita , or anyone enforce the law. This is getting old, where private citizens have to educate those responsible for Indiana governance. Imagine a legislator, creating the law, is endorsed by a judge enforcing the law. Indiana explicitly prohibits this endorsement in the Indiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Rule 4.1(A)(3) (adopted by the Indiana Supreme Court and effective since 2011):Except as permitted by law or by Rules 4.1(B), 4.1(C), 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4, a judge or a judicial candidate shall not: … (3) publicly endorse or oppose a candidate for any public office. This applies to sitting judges. The rule also bars other partisan political activities, such as holding office in a political party, making speeches on behalf of one, or soliciting/using endorsements from political organizations. rules.incourts.gov This is not a criminal statute (there is no Indiana law that makes it a crime with fines or jail time). It is part of the enforceable Code of Judicial Conduct, which the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications (JQC) oversees. Violations can result in public reprimand, suspension, or removal from office. in.gov Limited ExceptionsJudicial candidates (people running for a judgeship): Under Rule 4.2, they may publicly endorse or contribute to other candidates who are on the same ballot in the same election cycle (but not outside that cycle). They also have more leeway to seek endorsements themselves. rules.incourts.gov Senior judges (part-time, temporary): The JQC has ruled they may publicly endorse candidates for public office, but they cannot use their judicial title, court resources, or appear in judicial robes when doing so. theindianalawyer.com Retiring/full-time or continuing part-time judges: They remain fully bound by the prohibition until they fully leave the bench. in.gov In short, if the person is a sitting Indiana judge (not a senior judge and not actively running for re-election as a judicial candidate), publicly endorsing any candidate for public office is not allowed. The JQC has issued advisory opinions confirming these limits (e.g., Opinion #1-24 and #1-19). in.gov The public trust is gone with @RonAlting It’s time to fire his 🫏 at the primary. @RBagsbyIndiana Is Alting’s opponent. Choose Bagsby at the polls. @AGToddRokita @LGMicahBeckwith @MicahBeckwith @GovBraun @BrendaWilsonIN @brenda_swi @lcgm1951