(This story needs some attention. - promoted by M. Eddie Rodriguez)
The Texas Code of Judicial Conduct demands that a judge or judicial candidate shall not knowingly or recklessly misrepresent the qualifications or other fact concerning the candidate:
Canon 5
Refraining from Inappropriate Political Activity
(1) A judge or judicial candidate shall not:
(i) make pledges or promises of conduct in office regarding pending or impending cases, specific classes of cases, specific classes of litigants, or specific propositions of law that would suggest to a reasonable person that the judge is predispoded to a probable decision in cases within the scope of the pledge;
(ii) knowingly or recklessly misrepresent the identity, qualifications, present position, or other fact concerning the candidate or an opponent; or make a statement that would violate Canon 3B(10).
On his official campaign website (http://www.donwillet...), Republican Supreme Court Judge Don Willett misrepresents that his supporters include newspapers the Austin American-Statesman, El Paso Times, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, Midland Reporter-Telegram, San Antonio Express-News, Victoria Advocate, and Waco Tribune-Herald.
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