Per Curiam.
The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission filed a “Verified Complaint for Disciplinary Action,” against Respondent Thomas M. Dixon, charging him with attorney misconduct based on statements he made in support of a motion for a change of judge. Respondent’s 1995 admission to this state’s bar subjects him to this Court’s disciplinary jurisdiction. See IND. CONST. art. 7, § 4.
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In its verified complaint, the Commission asserts that several statements Respondent made in the Motion for Change of Judge, Motion to Reconsider, First Affidavit, and Second Affidavit violated Indiana Professional Conduct Rule 8.2(a), which provides: “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 . . . .”
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We therefore adopt an objective test for attorney statements under Rule 8.2(a): Did the attorney lack any objectively reasonable basis for making the statement at issue, considering its nature and the context in which the statement was made? See Yagman, 55 F.3d at 1437; Sandlin, 12 F.3d at 867. The extent to which the attorney discloses accurate facts to support the statement is relevant to the determination of whether the attorney acted in reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity. See Yagman, 55 F.3d at 1439.
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All Justices concur., except Justice Rucker, who concurs in part and dissents in part.
Rucker, Justice, concurring in part and dissenting in part:
I concur in that portion of the Court’s opinion adopting an objective standard for determining when a statement made by an Indiana attorney about a judicial officer violates Rule 8.2(a). However, I disagree with the Court’s conclusion that Respondent did not violate the Rule in this case. There is little to no daylight between the highlighted portions of Statements C and D and the statements a majority of this Court found sanctionable in Matter of Wilkins. I agree with the hearing officer that Respondent’s “comments went beyond legal argument, they became personal, and violate current professional standards”. In my view Respondent violated Rule 8.2(a) and should be sanctioned accordingly.