Opinion
00-17.
Decided March 30, 2000.
On order of the Court, Canon 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct having been amended in In re Chmura, 461 Mich. ___; ___ N.W.2d ___ (2000), and the amendment being effective immediately, we issue this order to provide additional notice of the amendment.
[The present language is to be repealed and replaced by the following language unless otherwise indicated below.]
CANON 7 A Judge or a Candidate for Judicial Office Should Refrain From Political Activity Inappropriate to Judicial Office
A. [Unchanged.]
B. Campaign Conduct.
(1) A candidate, including an incumbent judge, for a judicial office:
(a) — (c) [Unchanged.]
(d) should not knowingly, or with reckless disregard, use or participate in the use of any form of public communication that is false.
(2) — (3) [Unchanged.]
C. — D. [Unchanged.]
Staff Comment: The March 30, 2000 amendment of Canon 7 is explained in In re Chmura, 461 Mich. ___; ___ N.W.2d ___ (2000).
The staff comment is published only for the benefit of the bench and bar and is not an authoritative construction by the Court.