The Judicial Qualifications Commission just dumped cold water on a local judge’s plans to do the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Floyd County Superior Court Judge Tami Colston on Tuesday opted against participating in the viral campaign to raise money for ALS research. Colston stepped away from the ice bucket after the JQC contacted her that morning, warning she could violate the code of judicial conduct if she raised money for the charity.
According to Colston, the JQC contacted her after seeing a story about her challenge in the Rome News-Tribune. “I’m just very disappointed,” said the judge, whose father died of ALS. “It’s frustrating that we can’t do the things that everyone else can do.”
Colston in a release pointed to two parts of the judicial code that worried the JQC. The first portion states judges are prohibited from participating in charitable activities that would reflect negatively on their impartiality or hamper their duties. The second part states judges can’t solicit funds for a charitable organization or use their office for that purpose.
The JQC couldn’t be reached for comment.
via Cold water poured on Judge Tami Colston’s Ice Bucket Challenge – Rome News-Tribune: Local.
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