Legal Opinion
George M. Weaver v. Jerry B. Blackstock
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 18, 2002No. 00-15158PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
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Justices of the Georgia Supreme Court are elected by popular vote. 1 Ga. Const., art. VI, § VII, ¶ I. The Judicial Qualifications Commission (“JQC”), 2 operating through its Special Committee on Judicial Election Campaign Intervention (“Special Committee”), monitors these judicial elections for compliance with Canon 7(B) of the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct. 3 Canon 7(B)(1)(d) provides that candidates for any judicial office that is filled by public election between competing candidates
shall not use or participate in the use of any form of public communication…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hope v. PelzerSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Holloman Ex Rel. Holloman v. HarlandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Republican Party of Minnesota v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- Carey v. WolnitzekCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Bauer v. ShepardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Platt v. Board of Commissioners on GrievancesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
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