Sentences with phrase «judicial discipline»

That affair was one of the developments that led to the current judicial discipline process at the federal level in the 1970s.

The Special Committee was also directed to study the issue of judicial discipline.

A sharply divided national federal judicial discipline committee ruled 3 to 2 in late April that it had no power to sanction Real, 81, because the chief judge of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals failed to properly investigate the complaint.

(4) Two Prague professors (at Charles University) just posted this interesting study on judicial discipline in the Czech Republic:

If anyone can point to me where last month's ruling of the «sharply divided national federal judicial discipline committee» is available online so that I can link to it, or if anyone can send an electronic copy of that ruling to me so that I can post it online, I will be most appreciative.

Bamberger asserted that «Section 121 (of the Kentucky Constitution) fixes original jurisdiction for judicial discipline exclusively in the (Judicial Conduct) Commission...»

We recommend that the Supreme Court appoint a study commission to review these and other recommendations for reform of our attorney and judicial discipline rules and procedures.

A retired federal judge accused of coerced sex with a teen can't face judicial discipline because the alleged wrongdoing took place before he took the bench, a committee of federal judges has concluded.

A Boston lawyer won a notable victory this week on behalf of a U.S. Virgin Islands judge when the U.S. District Court in St. Thomas ruled that the V.I.'s judicial discipline board is unconstitutional.

Rambo's article notes that «surprisingly, most of the state and federal courts deciding judicial discipline cases based on extrajudicial speech have not addressed the constitutionality of the code provisions involved.»

Although we have authority to deflect cases to the Court of Appeals, which relieves much of the load, the more difficult and complex cases, plus all cases involving constitutional questions, death penalty, first impressions, newly developing law and a whole litany of special subjects (election contests, utility rates, annexations, bar and judicial discipline matters, etc.) are assigned to our Court.

New York's town and village justices operate under a system devised for a prior century, and many have had their struggles with judicial discipline.

It is in part misleading because there have been no significant changes to the federal judicial discipline process as set out in the Judges Act since that statute was enacted in 1971.

«This is a very powerful group, and they have to have some kind of accountability, and the history of judicial discipline wouldn't fill one with confidence about their ability to assure their ranks are appropriately staffed.»

The Minnesota Law Review mentioned Ronald Minkoff's letter on judicial discipline to the ABA's Joint Commission on the Model Code of Judicial Conduct in footnote 134 of its 94th volume.

That could be evidence of a good judiciary, but also possible that the judicial discipline and removal process has not been as effective as it might be.

Given the important purpose of the judicial discipline process, the critical role of integrity in ensuring public confidence in the judiciary, and the need to ensure fairness to Justice Girouard, the Ministers agree that the best course of action is to jointly request, pursuant to s. 63 (1) of the Judges Act, that an inquiry be held into the findings of the majority of the Inquiry Committee that prompted it to recommend his removal.»

A successful candidate, whether or not an incumbent, is subject to judicial discipline for his or her campaign conduct; an unsuccessful candidate who is a lawyer is subject to lawyer discipline for his or her campaign conduct.

For a long time, Delaware has been unique in having as an aspect of its system of judicial discipline, a process in which a sole judicial officer, the Chief Justice, is expected to review incoming complaints and dismiss those that do not state a proper claim.