NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #12- 04/23/1965 (12-64) advertisements, appearance, endorsement of, judges, judicial campaigns, newspapers, political activity, solicitation Topic: Endorsement of Judicial and Other Candidates Digest: Not improper for lawyers to endorse judicial and other political candidates if endorsement is not a form of indirect advertising Canon: Former Canon … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #11 – 04/23/1965 (11-64) appearance, endorsement of, judges, judicial campaigns, political actiity, soliciting for Topic: Endorsement of Judicial Candidates Digest: Lawyers may endorse judicial candidates, and such candidates may announce the support of certain attorneys so long as there is no appearance of impropriety Canons: … Continued