The following provisions of the Code of Judicial Ethics do not apply under this article:
(a) Canon 3B(7), to the extent it relates to ex parte communications.
(b) Canon 3B(10).
(c) Canon 3D(3).
(d) Canon 4C.
(e) Canons 4E(1), 4F, and 4G.
(f) Canons 5A–5D. However, the introductory paragraph of Canon 5 applies to persons subject to this article notwithstanding Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 3201) of Division 4 of Title 1, relating to political activities of public employees.
(g) Canon 6.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 95, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)