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Judge of the Day: Tena Campbell

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Just a reminder from the Judicial Code of Conduct: “a judge should refrain from political activity.” And clerks too. Duh, right?

Well, Utah’s chief federal judge seems to have “forgotten” about canon 7 in her excitement about Obama. From the Salt Lake Tribune:

Judge Tena Campbell, a President Clinton appointee, donated $100 to the Democratic candidate on Aug. 28, 2007, according to campaign disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission.

The disclosure lists Campbell’s profession as “lawyer” and her employer the “govtt.” The address listed on the contribution is Campbell’s court chambers.

Sneaky. But not sneaky enough.

It wasn’t her only donation. Campbell contributed multiple times for a total of $300, but only her last donation was made public. Campaigns are not required to release the names of contributors until they donate more than $200.

Whoops.

Obama’s campaign returned the 300 bucks. Nominated to the federal bench by Clinton in 1995, Campbell is Utah’s first female district judge.

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Being a Democrat in Utah must be a lonely endeavor. At least she has husband, fellow lawyer and “Missing Witness” author, Gordon Campbell, to keep her company.

Utah judge breaks rule with Obama donation [The Salt Lake Tribune]

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