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Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 1404.1 (2026)

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Removal - Disqualification. A person who is not a judicial officer but is a candidate for a judicial office shall comply with the standards enumerated below, and any violation of these standards shall constitute grounds for the removal by the Court on the Judiciary of a person who is not a judicial officer elected to a judicial office with or without disqualification to hold a judicial office in the future. 1. Participation, while a candidate for judicial office, in any partisan political activity. The term "partisan political activity" as used in this paragraph shall not include attendance by a candidate for a judicial office at a political gathering, upon payment of a nominal admission fee, for the sole purpose of campaigning in his own behalf for a judicial office. 2. Participation, while a candidate for a judicial office, in any election campaign other than that for his own election to a judicial office. 3. While a candidate for a judicial office, making publicly known in his campaign material or speeches, or knowingly permitting others to make publicly known, either directly or by implication, his political party affiliation. Added by Laws 1979, c. 29, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1989–2023 · leading case: Geary v. Renne, 880 F.2d 1062 (9th Cir. 1989).
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Geary v. Renne, 880 F.2d 1062 (9th Cir. 1989). “Okla.Stat.Ann. tit. 20, § 1404.1 (Supp.1988).”
In re Oklahoma Code of Jud. Conduct (Title 5, Ch. 1 App. 4), 2010 OK 90, 285 P.3d 1080. “any public office; (4) solicit funds for, pay an assessment to, or make a contribution to a political organization or another candidate for public office; (5) attend or purchase tickets for dinners or other events sponsored by a political organization or another candidate for…”
In Re Amendments to the Rules Governing Complaints on Jud. Misconduct, 2023 OK 73. “State Statute, 20 O.S.2021 § 1404.1. These rules provide a venue for any person to complain about a judge or judicial candidate who the person believes has engaged in misconduct as defined or set forth herein.”
In Re Amendments to the Rules Governing Complaints on Jud. Misconduct, 2023 OK 73. · cites it 2× “State Statute, 20 O.S.2021 § 1404.1. These rules provide a venue for any person to complain about a judge or judicial candidate who the person believes has engaged in misconduct as defined or set forth herein.”
In Re Amendments to the Rules Governing Complaints on Jud. Misconduct, 2023 OK 73. · cites it 2× “State Statute, 20 O.S.2021 § 1404.1. These rules provide a venue for any person to complain about a judge or judicial candidate who the person believes has engaged in misconduct as defined or set forth herein.”
Jud. Ethics Opinion 1998-13, 86 P.3d 655 (Okla. J.E.A.P. 1998). “The only explicit exception is in 20 O.S. § 1404.1, which permits a judicial candidate to attend a political gathering upon payment of an admission fee and “for the sole purpose of campaigning in his own behalf for a judicial office.”
Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 1404.1(1): 1 case
In re Oklahoma Code of Jud. Conduct (Title 5, Ch. 1 App. 4), 2010 OK 90, 285 P.3d 1080. “any public office; (4) solicit funds for, pay an assessment to, or make a contribution to a political organization or another candidate for public office; (5) attend or purchase tickets for dinners or other events sponsored by a political organization or another candidate for…”
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