A Hillsborough County judge says officials should be blocked from using evidence and arguments that her “philosophical beliefs” and comments because they are protected by the First Amendment.

Judge Nancy L. Jacobs faces ethics charges from the Judicial Qualifications Commission Investigative Panel through special counsel. She filed a new motion November 5 after the panel amended its charges against her to narrow evidence for each count of misconduct against her.

Jacobs is accused of making improper remarks about her campaign opponent and promoting an endorsement by the Florida Planned Parenthood PAC as well as injecting partisan politics into a non-partisan judicial campaign, which the panel says violates the code of judicial conduct.