Navigation Judges must recuse from canvassing board in election tied to spouse’s employment
Judges have a duty to step down from serving on a county canvassing board in regard to a specific election where the judge’s spouse works for an incumbent office holder and the spouse’s continued employment post-election is unlikely if the challenger wins, according to the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee.
That advice applies even if the judge is the only county judge in that county, but the judge does not need to recuse from any other races not involving the judge’s spouse’s employer.
The JEAC acted April 11 in Opinion Number: 2024-05.
