Abstract
Every state has a judicial conduct commission responsible for investigating complaints against judges and issuing sanctions where appropriate. But the judicial disciplinary system needs fixing. This Article examines 466 cases of public discipline from five states to illustrate the shortcomings of the present system. The status quo hides judicial misconduct from the public, fails to punish judges who abuse their office, and gives judges greater protections than criminal defendants, even when the stakes are lower.
Repository Citation
Nino C. Monea,
Disparities on Judicial Conduct Commissions,
107 Marq. L. Rev. 75
(2023).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/mulr/vol107/iss1/4
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