In re Judicial Campaign Complaint Against Runyan

Judith Nicely and John Bessey, Judges,

dissenting.

We would affirm the Findings of Facts, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations of the Panel of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline as filed on December 1, 1998. The panel could best determine the credibility of the witnesses regarding the facts. The facts are not disputed, as respondent states in the transcript that the newspaper articles were accurate regarding his statement “I would run a court that views convicted felons from the standpoint that they are going to be incarcerated.”

The issue in this case is one’s…