Sentences with phrase «judicial discipline process»

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.»

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

Not exact matches

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.

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.

Another major initiative was reforming the Courts of Justice Act, to improve the judicial complaints and discipline process and to broaden the possible sanctions available to the Judicial judicial complaints and discipline process and to broaden the possible sanctions available to the Judicial Judicial Council.

We went through a process which concluded that we should have a professional and independent adjudicative body, and that the sole purpose of that body should be to play a judicial role with respect to lawyer discipline.

The majority held that decisions about professional discipline are akin to prosecutorial discretion, such that errors «must likely approach an abuse of process to invite judicial intervention» (at para 47).

We respectfully suggest that the discipline process is a civil proceeding and thus falls within the protective walls of the Judicial Immunity Doctrine.

We would suggest that the Judicial Immunity Doctrine can co-exist with the KBA discipline process.

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.

Regarding the 30 - day suspension, the Supreme Court of Mississippi stated «judicial review of disciplinary proceedings of a voluntary association should be limited to determining only whether the member disciplined received procedural due process as required by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and whether the association has conducted its inquiry in accordance with its own rules of procedure.»