Canon 2 - Avoiding Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety in All of the Judge's ActivitiesA. A judge shall comply with the law and should act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.B. A judge shall not allow any relationship to influence judicial conduct or judgment. A judge shall not lend the prestige of judicial office to advance the private interests of the judge or others; nor shall a judge convey or permit others to convey the impression that they are in a special position to influence the judge. A judge shall not testify voluntarily as a character witness.C. A judge shall not knowingly hold membership in any organization that practices discrimination prohibited by law.Tex. Code. Jud. Cond. Canon 2
Amended effective8/22/2002, amended effective 7/10/2019.COMMENTConsistent with section 253.1612 of the Texas Election Code, the Code of Judicial Conduct does not prohibit a joint campaign activity conducted by two or more judicial candidates.