Is a judge disqualified to hear a case in which a defendant is the Vice-Chairman of Minority Affairs for the Alabama Democratic Party and Chairman of the Alabama Democratic Caucus on account of political endorsement by the Caucus and/or campaign contributions from the Party and the defendant’s attorney? Answer: If the judge feels he can impartially preside in the case, the Alabama Canons of Judicial Ethics do not require his disqualification.

DISQUALIFICATION DUE TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND/OR POLITICAL ENDORSEMENT