Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus said Thursday that she and two other justices have no plans to launch a counter-campaign against gay rights opponents seeking to unseat them for supporting last year’s unanimous decision legalizing gay marriage.
Ternus told the Telegraph Herald of Dubuque that she and justices David Baker and Michael Streit don’t want to set an example for judges by campaigning and raising money.
“How would you feel, as a litigant, to appear in court and know that the opposing party’s attorney gave money to the judge’s re-election campaign and your attorney didn’t? Is that the kind of system Iowans want? I just hope they think about it. This is way more important than whether any one judge is retained or not,” she said.
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