Rule 5-118 Decision by the Supreme Court.

Here's what this rule means. When a judge is accused of misconduct, a commission looks into the matter and makes a recommendation about what should happen. But the final decision does not stop there. The case goes to the Supreme Court, which takes a close look at everything.

The Supreme Court reviews all the facts of the case and how the law applies to them. The justices read through the full record from the earlier proceedings. They do not just rubber stamp what the commission decided.

After reviewing everything, the Supreme Court has full power to decide what happens next. The justices can agree with the commission's recommendation and order that action. They can also reject it completely, change parts of it, or come up with a different outcome altogether. Whatever they decide gets written down in a formal opinion and judgment, which becomes the final word on the matter.