COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF:
DANA M. COHEN
AGREED ORDER OF PUBLIC REPRIMAND
Dana M. Cohen is a candidate for district judge in the 30
th
Judicial District, consisting of Jefferson County. Ms. Cohen has waived
formal proof and has agreed to accept the disposition made in this order.
The Commission received information during a preliminary investigation that, after she became a candidate for judicial office, Ms. Cohen
made a Facebook posting that publicly endorsed a candidate for public office and also made a contribution to a political candidate. In
agreeing to entry of this order, Ms. Cohen acknowledges that she engaged in this conduct. By doing so, she violated the Kentucky Code of
Judicial Conduct, SCR 4.300, Canon 5A(1)(c), which prohibits a candidate for election to judicial office from publicly endorsing a candidate
for public office, and Canon 5A(1)(d), which prohibits a candidate for judicial office from making a contribution to a political candidate.
In making the disposition in this order, the Commission duly considered that Ms. Cohen fully cooperated in the investigation, that
she candidly acknowledged the violations, that she requested and received a refund of the contribution and that she had no prior infrac-
tions.
It is therefore ordered by the Commission that for the foregoing conduct Ms. Cohen is hereby publicly reprimanded.
Date: July 21, 2014
/s/
Stephen D. Wolnitzek, Chair
Agreed to:
/s/
Dawn R. Elliott, Attorney for Dana M. Cohen
/s/
Dana M. Cohen
Judge David Bowles recused from any consideration of this matter.
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