Order ¶ 6A
Order Establishing Committee on Judicial Conduct
Rule Text
After receipt of a complaint, the Committee may direct its Committee Counsel to seek informal correction of any judicial conduct or practice that the Committee determines may create an appearance of judicial misconduct. Any recommendation from the Committee or its Committee Counsel may be directed to the Chief Justice or other appropriate official of the Judicial Department as well as to the person who is the subject of the complaint. A recommendation for informal correction may be made at any stage of the proceedings but shall not necessarily preclude further action on the complaint. The Committee may in its discretion inform the complainant of any action taken under this provision.
Amendment history: All of the Justices concurring therein, the ORDER establishing this Committee took effect on July 5, 1978. The Order was amended by orders that took effect on August 21, 1978, December 11, 1981, March 7, 1983, November 15, 1983, December 1, 1984, August 18, 1987, May 13, 1993, August 1, 1994, October 1, 1998, January 1, 2001, November 10, 2015, July 1, 2018, November 12, 2019, September 22, 2020, and July 1, 2021, and is hereby further amended, effective June 25, 2025, to provide as follows: