Mississippi Judicial Election Oversight Committee Ethics Opinions
Free plain-English summaries of legal ethics opinions issued by the Mississippi Judicial Election Oversight Committee, with full citations and source links on every page.
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May an elected Mississippi chancery judge say re-elect after judicial district boundaries change?
Mississippi Judicial Election Oversight Committee Public Opinion 2026-01 says an elected chancellor may use re-elect when running in the same numbered judicial district after a boundary change and…
Could a Mississippi judicial candidate tell voters that a political party endorsed her?
The Committee concluded that a truthful, nonmisleading statement about the party's actual endorsement did not violate the cited election statutes or the Code of Judicial Conduct.
Did Mississippi's election committee find a candidate's claim to be the only judge in a race misleading when the opponent was a special master?
The Committee disapproved its contrary 2018 opinion, found the candidate had not knowingly misrepresented the special master's qualifications, and declined to act against him.
What did Mississippi's judicial election committee do when a candidate did not correct misleading campaign signs after an earlier opinion?
The Committee identified the candidate, reissued an edited version of its earlier opinion, and forwarded the matter to the Commission on Judicial Performance after campaign materials remained uncorrected.
How did Mississippi's judicial election committee treat campaign signs with partial or missing statutory disclosures?
The Committee found partial disclosures did not violate Canon 5 under its prior opinions, but found signs with no required disclosure violated the statute and ordered correction or removal.
May a justice court judge running for county court judge use the title 'Judge' on campaign materials without naming their current judgeship?
The Committee found that omitting the candidate's current justice court office from materials using 'Judge' was misleading and violated Canon 5A(3)(d)(iii). It also found missing statutory campaign…
May a Mississippi circuit judicial candidate's committee buy a campaign ad in a Republican women's group's dinner program?
By a 4–3 vote, the Committee concluded that buying a standard candidate advertisement for the dinner program alone is not political-party alignment. Its conclusion assumes the ad does not endorse or…
Do Mississippi's judicial campaign contribution limits restrict a candidate's own campaign spending or contributions to the candidate's committee?
The Committee concluded that Mississippi Code section 23-15-1021 does not limit a judicial candidate's own campaign spending or contributions to the candidate's campaign committee. It reminded…
Must a Mississippi judicial candidate name campaign committee members before forming a committee?
The Committee said a candidate need not identify a campaign committee chair or members until the candidate actually forms a committee, then must give their contact information to the Commission…
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Legal ethics opinions from the Mississippi Judicial Election Oversight Committee interpret the rules of professional conduct for working lawyers, in response to inquiries from members and committees. They are advisory, not binding like court discipline decisions, but courts and discipline boards treat formal opinions as substantial guidance on how the rules apply. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the original source on the bar's site.