- The Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct publicly reprimanded a judge for delaying 3 rulings past 60 days in the same DUI case notwithstanding his periodic certification that he had no cause pending or undetermined for more than 60 days.
- The Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct publicly reprimanded a part-time judge for appearing in a photograph on his law firm’s web-site in a judicial robe and advertising himself on the web-site as an active part-time judge pro tem in the Arizona court system.
- The Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct publicly reprimanded a judge for inserting himself into the appeal of a case over which he had presided.
- The Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct publicly reprimanded a judge for presiding over a criminal damages trial even though he was a leasing agent for the company that managed the property that had been damaged and had spoken with the resident of the property about the damage..
- Based on a stipulation and recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, the Florida Supreme Court suspended a judge for 30 days without pay for using social media to seek the assistance of her friends to correct perceived misstatements by her husband’s opponent in a judicial election campaign.
- Accepting a stipulation and approving the findings and recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, the Florida Supreme Court commanded a judge to appear before it to be publicly reprimanded for failing to follow Florida law by opening her campaign account and lending money to her campaign prior to filing the necessary qualification paperwork.
- Agreeing with the recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, the Florida Supreme Court removed a judge for her deceptive conduct as an attorney toward her clients and co-counsel in the settlement of multi-party litigation.
- The Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission suspended a judge for 15 days without pay for holding a hearing on the internal operation of the county’s attorney’s office in a case to attack a chief assistant criminal court prosecutor, his election opponent.
- The Mississippi Supreme Court suspended a chancellor for 30 days without pay, fined him $1,000, and ordered that he be publicly reprimanded for ignoring a supersedeas bond, holding a party in contempt, and ordering him incarcerated..
Judicial ethics and discipline 