A federal judge has rejected state Supreme Court candidate Joe Fischer's effort to preempt potential enforcement action by state judicial officials over how he is running his campaign for a seat on the court's 6th District.
U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell on Monday denied Fischer's request that she block the state Judicial Conduct Commission from further action against his campaign over complaints it had received, saying that so far, there is no "credible threat" of enforcement.
"The answer here is no − not yet," Caldwell's two-page order said.
Caldwell's ruling also applies to Kentucky Court of Appeals candidate Robert Winter, a Republican who is running for an appeals court seat in the 6th District and who joined Fischer's lawsuit, saying he also believes the commission might be planning enforcement action against him.
