The president of the Council of Municipal Court Judges has instructed her members to follow their ethical obligations in regard to the June 26 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

“We encourage judges who perform weddings to embrace this ruling and do everything they can to comply with the law and their ethical obligation,” wrote Judge Leslie Spornberger Jones in a statement released Tuesday.

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