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Favorite word and adequate funding

Accepting the parties’ proposed resolution and stipulation that the Judicial Inquiry Commission could establish by clear and convincing evidence the allegations in its complaint, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary

“A huge unknown called ‘Court’”

Based on an agreement that included the judge’s resignation and agreement to never seek judicial office in the state, the West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission publicly admonished a former judge

Throwback Thursday

5 years ago this month: Based on the recommendation of the Commission on Judicial Conduct, the Arizona Supreme Court publicly censured a judge for taking the questions and the answer

Independent investigations

In two recent cases, judges were sanctioned for conducting factual investigations in cases pending before them. An Ohio judge admitted that he should not inspected a home in response to

Summer Judicial Conduct Reporter

The summer issue of the Judicial Conduct Reporter has been published. The issue has articles on: Recommendations by judges Anonymous complaints to judicial conduct commissions Recent cases Prejudicial delay: Raye

Supporting or opposing political candidates

In Rule 4.1A(3), the American Bar Association Model Code of Judicial Conduct prohibits judges and judicial candidates from publicly endorsing or opposing a candidate for any public office. Almost all

Throwback Thursday

25 years ago this month: The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline publicly reprimanded a judge and fined him $1,000 for 7-20 month delays in decisions in 3 cases.  In the

Degrading stereotypes

In a recent case, based on a stipulation and agreement, a judge was publicly admonished for comments implying that a defendant might be raped in prison. In re Amato, Stipulation,

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