
Ohio Board of Professional Conduct
Judicial Candidate Information
This page contains information and resources for judicial candidates, members of judicial campaign committees, and other individuals involved in judicial campaigns or interested in rules applicable to judicial campaign conduct.
2023 Judicial Candidate Seminar Schedule
2023 Judicial Candidate Handbook
2023 Judicial Candidate Seminar Presentation - Board of Professional Conduct
2023 Campaign Finance Presentation for Judicial Candidates - Ohio Secretary of State
Judicial Campaign Conduct and Finance Rules
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The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, has effectively established an additional exception to the general prohibition against the solicitation of campaign contributions by judicial candidates. See Rule 4.4(A), Code of Judicial Conduct, and AFSCME v. Brunner, et. al., 912 F.Supp. 556 (S.D. Ohio 2012) (Rule 4.4(A) is unconstitutional as applied to judicial candidates who personally solicit campaign contributions from immediate family members).
Contribution Limits for Judicial Candidates
(for candidates running for judicial office in 2021 and thereafter)
Campaign Conduct; Enforcement and Sanction Rules
Judicial Campaign Misconduct Case Summaries
Advisory Opinions Relative to Judicial Campaign Conduct and Fundraising
Ohio Elections Commission Advisory Opinions
Statutory Requirements for Newly Elected or Appointed Judges
Oaths, Bonds and Required Documentation
Financial Disclosure for Judges, Magistrates, and Judicial Candidates

CONTACT INFORMATION
Ohio Board of Professional Conduct
65 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3431
614.387.9370
Questions re: Canon 4
(campaign conduct and fundraising):
rick.dove@bpc.ohio.gov
Director
614.387.9370
allan.asbury@bpc.ohio.gov
Senior Counsel
614.387.9370
Questions re: Ohio Elections Laws (campaign finance reporting and disclaimers):
Your County Board of Elections
Ohio Secretary of State-Campaign Finance Division
Shanda Behrens
Campaign Finance Administrator & Public Integrity Counsel
614.696.8874
Heather Moore-Kester
Deputy Campaign Finance Administrator
614.696.8759