Legal Opinion
Kemler v. Poston
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 11, 2000No. Civ.A. 3:00CV146PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PAYNE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Lisa B. Kemler and James C. Clark, substitute judges in the state of Virginia, are suing for declaratory and in-junctive relief. They claim that an advisory opinion issued by the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (“JEAC”), which is susceptible of enforcement by the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission (“JIRC”) and the Supreme Court of Virginia, violates their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The advisory opinion takes the view that, to avoid the appearance of impropriety, Virginia…
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