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Rule 2 Scope of the rules

Rules of Supreme Court for Disciplinary Control of Judges

These rules shall be applicable to any complaint charging a judge with:

(1) violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct;

(2) violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct;

(3) offenses involving moral turpitude;

(4) conviction of a felony;

(5) misfeasance or malfeasance in office;

(6) wilful misconduct or conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice although not related to judicial duties nor constituting conduct in office which nevertheless:

(a) brings or tends to bring the office into disrepute or disrespect, or

(b) renders the judge unfit to act or command public confidence;

(7) wilful and persistent failure to perform judicial duties;

(8) habitual intemperance;

(9) physical or mental disability that:

(a) seriously interferes with the performance of judicial duties, and

(b) is likely to be permanent, and

(c) will continue to interfere with the performance of judicial duties;

(10) temporary physical or mental disability; or

(11) violation of the Judicial Branch Policy and Procedures Regarding Gender Bias and Sexual Harassment in the Work Place.

Amendment history: Adopted Feb. 1, 1978, eff. March 1, 1978; amended Sept. 22, 1986, eff. Sept. 22, 1986; Sept. 17, 2001, eff. January 1, 2002.