Local Rule LR 83.12: COMPLAINTS AGAINST A JUDGE
D. Minn. — General rule
LR 83.12 COMPLAINTS AGAINST A JUDGE
A person may file with the Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit a complaint against a judge alleging misconduct or disability. Such complaints are governed by
• 28 U.S.C. § 372(c); • the Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Rules adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States; and • the Rules Governing Complaints of Judicial Misconduct and Disability adopted by the Judicial Council of the Eighth Circuit.
[Adopted effective November 1, 1996; amended May 14, 2013]
2013 Advisory Committee's Note to LR 83.12
The language of LR 83.12 has been amended in accordance with the restyling process described in the 2012 Advisory Committee's Preface on Stylistic Amendments. In addition, LR 83.12 has been revised to refer not only to the relevant Eighth Circuit rules, but also to the relevant rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States.