Rule 16-802. Judicial and legal officials.

A. Defamation. A lawyer shall not make a statement that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge, adjudicatory officer or public legal officer, or of a candidate for election or appointment to judicial or legal office. B. Judicial candidates; Code of Judicial Conduct. A lawyer who is a candidate for judicial office shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct.