Georgia’s judicial ethics watchdog agency has issued a formal advisory opinion warning judges and judicial candidates they face ethical peril if a spouse hosts a political fundraiser.
The Judicial Qualifications Commission issued the advisory opinion based on what it described as “a recurring concern” about whether a judge’s spouse or partner may use the couple’s shared residence for political events or fundraisers.
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