A Democrat North Carolina Supreme Court justice now faces an ethics complaint filed by top Republicans in the state.
According to Breitbart, the complaint was filed by multiple North Carolina GOP state senators primarily due to candidate Allison Riggs' pro-abortion campaign.
Riggs released a campaign ad that made it clear she's running on a pro-abortion ticket, which the state Republicans believe is a violation of ethics, to say the least, given that judicial candidates are not supposed to take a side on political topics.
The three state senators, Republican Sens. Buck Newton, Amy Galey, and Danny Britt, said Riggs' ad "blatantly violated" the ethics code set forth by North Carolina’s Judicial Standards Commission.
Riggs' bizarre and obviously pro-abortion ad attacked the state's Lt. Governor, and in it she proclaimed she would "fight" for women's reproductive rights.
The stakes in this election are high, especially for women like me. Since Roe was overturned in 2022, state courts now make critical decisions about access to healthcare.
I’m sharing my new ad, “Stakes,” because I want you to know I will always protect our freedoms. Pls. share! pic.twitter.com/6yGKUENZu4
— Allison Riggs (@AllisonJRiggs) October 23, 2024
The ad or her campaign in general obviously didn't sit well with the Republicans who filed the ethics complaint.
"As attorneys who value the integrity of our judicial process, it has become clear that Justice Riggs is guided more by the politics of winning an election rather than honoring the Code of Judicial Conduct," the three state senators wrote.
They added, "The Code prohibits any judicial candidate, regardless of the office they seek, from taking a position on any issue that may appear before their court."
"However, Justice Riggs is blatantly violating the Code," the GOP state senators continued. "She is currently running attack ads against Judge Jefferson Griffin, outlining her position on specific issues that may appear before the court while stating what she perceives to be her opponent’s position."
In the letter, the Republican state senators demanded a "full investigation" take place.
"If judicial candidates are allowed to run campaigns on legislating from the bench, then we legislators will need to take action in the upcoming session to prevent such a breach of judicial conduct from ever happening again," they wrote.
They urged the commission to monitor her actions during her campaigning.
Only time will tell if the state's judicial commission will take action, as she's seemingly violating the state's ethics standards.
