Louisiana: Judge in New Orleans Mayoral Recall signed recall petitions

A new twist in the recall effort against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Petitioners finally turned over the signatures to media outlets (though under Louisiana law they will not be made public). There are now reports that Judge Jennifer Medley, who approved the deal that lowered the signature threshold by 5000, is one of the signers of the petitions. 

Note that we saw something like this in Wisconsin in 2012, though that judge was not ruling on the recall itself but on a controversial voter ID law. There seems to be no law against this, nor any real ethical questions, as this article notes that the judge has the same political rights as other citizens, even if it doesn't appear to be a good look.