United States Ninth Circuit

In an action by a candidate for judicial office in Arizona, challenging several canons of the Arizona Code of Judicial Conduct (Code) that restricted his political speech and campaign-related activities while a candidate for judicial office, dismissal of the action as moot is reversed where: 1) plaintiff presented a controversy evading review; 2) there was more than sufficient evidence to support a finding that plaintiff intended to seek judicial office in the future; and 3) it was true that plaintiff could not obtain revision of the Code from defendants, but he could nevertheless obtain a form of effective redress in this action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/13/2010
• Published 08/13/2010

Judges

• J. Clifford Wallace

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Bopp, Kimberly A. Demarchi