Sentences with phrase «for judicial misconduct»

«It is not surprising that an all - Republican review panel would let Sharon Keller off on a technicality instead of holding her responsible for her judicial misconduct.

Impeachment of state judges: OK - impeachment for court decision, PA - impeachment for judicial misconduct

One day after the Canadian Judicial Council issued its recommendation to not remove Justice Michel Girouard from the bench — despite a suspicious video of an alleged drug deal — a legal academic is pointing to a glaring lack of independence for judicial misconduct and a possible double standard.

Not exact matches

Could former President Clinton really be so innocent of the potential judicial misconduct implications of meeting with the person then ultimately responsible for the email investigation; in that, the maneuver allowed the Obama DOJ to absolve itself from a known controversial FBI conclusion?

For nine years, she has investigated complaints of judicial misconduct, and now she's looking into a crooked judge who was secretly involved in the construction of a casino on Native - American land.

Hutchinson, for his part, has no opinion on the evidence against Girouard or the implausibility of his testimony, but he suggests that the process for dealing with judicial misconduct is broken.

After 15 years on the bench, Keller is on the other side of the dais today in San Antonio, where she's on trial for five judicial misconduct charges stemming from her decision not to keep the CCA open after hours to accommodate the defense team for convicted killer Michael Richard, who was scheduled to be executed that night, Sept. 25, 2007.

The way in which the Trial Chamber reacted to Alternate Judge Sow's decision to make a public statement on the Taylor Trial; the exclusion of his statement from the official transcript of the hearing; and the recent information suggesting irregularities in the process which the SCSL judges invoked to discipline their judicial colleague for alleged misconduct all underscore the need for greater transparency on this issue than we have so far received from the SCSL.

A Quebec judge will not have his day in court after the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed his application for leave to appeal last week in a case where he was accused of judicial misconduct.

Bindmans scooped two awards — Charlotte Haworth Hird won the Inquests / Actions Against State award for her work on a judicial review which led to an inquiry into deaths of 18 - 24 year olds in custody; Mike Schwarz won Criminal Defence Lawyer for his work exposing misconduct by undercover police officers.

Moreover, for what it's worth, the judge herself is now on trial for alleged misconduct before the Judicial Ethics Committee.

A spokesman for the Judicial Communications Office confirms that following the investigation under the Judicial Discipline Regulations 2006, the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice had concluded that the judge's conduct amounted to misconduct.

New regulations will soon see misconduct rules revised and the OJC become the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office, reflecting the continued reality of the need for integrity mechanisms.

Sen. Mitch Holmes, a St. John Republican, said the issue of addressing judicial misconduct has «just fallen by the wayside for generations.»

Is this post about judicial misconduct or just deserts for a lying juror, asks Crime & Federalism.

Green J has ruled that Sandwell MBC («the Council») can continue its investigations into allegations of serious misconduct by one of its elected members («the C»), after dismissing his application for judicial review.

In 2008, the Judicial Conference of the United States — the administrative policy - making body of the federal judiciary — approved a revised set of rules for handling complaints of misconduct or disability on the part of federal judges.

Mr. Best had complained to the Canadian Judicial Council alleging serious misconduct by Justice J. Bryan Shaughnessy during a 2013 hearing where Best had asked Justice Shaughnessy to set aside his 2010 conviction obtained in absentia (in Best's absence) for contempt of court in a «trial» that Best had not be informed of and therefore did not attend.

The Lawyer: Employment judge first to fall foul of new misconduct rules An employment judge has become the first to be publicly censured under new rules that will see all judges and magistrates who are disciplined for misconduct have their cases publicised by the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC).

The committee wrote that disability retirement was a proper step for judges who could no longer serve, but «it is not, however, a safe harbor from allegations of judicial misconduct.»

The Judicial Council of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which was charged with reviewing the judicial misconduct complaint against Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has concluded its investJudicial Council of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which was charged with reviewing the judicial misconduct complaint against Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has concluded its investjudicial misconduct complaint against Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has concluded its investigation.

The function of absolute immunity in the performance of judicial duties is not to shield members of the judiciary from liability for their own misconduct, but rather «to protect their offices from the deterrent effect of suit alleging improper motives where there has been no more than a mistake or a disagreement on the part of the complaining party with the decision made.»

Bamberger resigned as a senior judge in February 2006 to avoid being removed by Kentucky's Judicial Conduct Commission, in part, for alleged misconduct in the fen - phen case.

The state Judicial Conduct Commission dismissed two other judicial misconduct charges against Daniel L. Ballou of Williamsburg for allegedly contributing $ 562 to U.S. Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential cJudicial Conduct Commission dismissed two other judicial misconduct charges against Daniel L. Ballou of Williamsburg for allegedly contributing $ 562 to U.S. Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential cjudicial misconduct charges against Daniel L. Ballou of Williamsburg for allegedly contributing $ 562 to U.S. Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.

This dicta by the Supreme Court in Hardesty did not discuss the effect of SCR 4.020 (1)(d) which gives the Judicial Conduct Commission «the authority to refer any judge of the Court of Justice who, after notice and hearing is found by the Commission to be guilty of misconduct, to the KBA for possible suspension or disbarment from the practice of law.»

The General Assembly shall prescribe a procedure, in addition to impeachment and address set forth in this Section, for the removal of a Justice or Judge of the General Court of Justice for mental or physical incapacity interfering with the performance of his duties which is, or is likely to become, permanent, and for the censure and removal of a Justice or Judge of the General Court of Justice for wilful misconduct in office, wilful and persistent failure to perform his duties, habitual intemperance, conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, or conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute.

The Commission on Judicial Conduct is the state agency responsible for investigating complaints of judicial misconduct and, when necessary, for recommending disciplinary actions insuring judicial independence and public accountJudicial Conduct is the state agency responsible for investigating complaints of judicial misconduct and, when necessary, for recommending disciplinary actions insuring judicial independence and public accountjudicial misconduct and, when necessary, for recommending disciplinary actions insuring judicial independence and public accountjudicial independence and public accountability.

The only ground of challenge in these circumstances was likely to be that the secretary of state could not properly arrive at a decision that it may be appropriate for the care worker to be included in the list; a listed person could not get a speedy judicial determination of the underlying facts, namely whether or not he had committed the misconduct alleged.

Rather than use the formal complaint process, the judicial branch continues to use «activity outside the complaint process» as the primary mechanism for dealing with «difficult problems or judicial misconduct and disability.»

Given the potential impact of campaign misconduct on public trust and confidence in the courts, all candidates in contested elections for judicial office are strongly encouraged to participate.