“The Commission’s mandate is to protect the public, enforce rigorous standards of judicial conduct, and maintain public confidence in the integrity and independence of the judicial system. Its jurisdiction extends to all active state court judges, including superior court judges and the justices of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.”
That sounds all very well and good but with so many problems plaguing the system, a review of what and how it’s done is clearly needed. Fresh eyes are always good. Sunlight is the best disinfectant after all.
In 2022 there were 1868 judgeships. The commission considered 1,414 new complaints which named 1,005 judges, including a total of 863 different judges.
Out of this 1385 were completed. 1294 were completed after initial review. 91 were inquired/Investigated. The result of that is the chart below.
Only 29 disciplines issued. From 1,414.
And you may be surprised to find out that 90% of these complaints were from people in front of the judge like litigants, and only 3% from lawyers.
