Rule 8.2 prohibits making statements regarding a judge's qualifications that are what?

• A. A statement that the maker knows to be false or that is made with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning a judge's qualifications or integrity.
• B. A statement expressing mild concerns about a judge's performance.
• C. A statement about a judge's personal life unrelated to qualifications.
• D. A statement that a judge is temperamental.

Answer: (A)

Rule 8.2 targets statements about a judge’s qualifications or integrity and bars making claims you know are false or make with reckless disregard for whether they’re true. So the best choice captures exactly that standard: a statement about a judge’s qualifications that the speaker knows is false or makes without caring about its truth. The other options describe concerns about performance, personal life, or temperamental traits that aren’t statements about the judge’s qualifications or integrity, or aren’t made with knowledge or reckless disregard about their truth. In short, this rule protects against knowingly false or recklessly unverified claims about a judge’s qualifications or integrity.