As judicial elections heat up around the country with record fundraising efforts, The Florida Bar has taken the unusual step of urging, instead of opposing, U.S. Supreme Court review of a state ethics rule prohibiting judicial candidates from personally soliciting contributions.
In May, the Florida Supreme Court rejected a First Amendment challenge to Canon 7C(1) of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct in a suit brought by Lanell Williams-Yulee, who was a candidate for county court judge in Hillsborough County.
