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Order ¶ 9

Order Establishing Committee on Judicial Conduct

If after the completion of the Committee’s investigation and hearing, if any, the Committee determines (A) that the person under investigation has been convicted of a crime, the nature of which casts into doubt the person’s continued willingness to conform the person’s conduct to the Code of Judicial Conduct as applicable, or (B) that in fact the person has violated the Code as applicable and that the violation is of a serious nature so as to warrant formal disciplinary action, the Committee shall file a report of its findings with the Supreme Judicial Court together with a statement of the alleged charges, a recommendation as to action by the Court, the transcript of any hearing, and any exhibits considered by the Committee. The report and all subsequent court filings and proceedings in the matter are public.

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: