Statistical Data
Complaints, Dispositions and Workload Data
The Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission received 224 complaints and disposed of 216 complaints during 2018. The following information shows statistical data on the complaints processed in 2018.
| Source of Complaints | Subject Matter of Allegations | ||
| Anonymous | 7 | Abuse of power | 69 |
| Commission Motion | 6 | Conflict of Interest | 0 |
| Attorneys | 11 | Corruption/Fraud | 33 |
| Litigants | 172 | Delay | 5 |
| Judge/Court Personnel | 0 | One-sided Communication | 13 |
| Non-litigating Individual | 14 | Failure to Perform | |
| Public Official | 1 | Improper Election/Political Conduct | 13 |
| Improper Influence | 5 | ||
| Complaints Filed by Court | Inappropriate Public Comment | 2 | |
| Supreme Court | 8 | Injudicious Temperament | 25 |
| Court of Appeals | 2 | Legal Error | 15 |
| Circuit Court | 182 | Off the Bench Misconduct | 1 |
| District | 52 | Nepotism | 0 |
| County | 0 | Partiality/Bias/Prejudice | 8 |
| City | 0 | Physical/Mental Disability | 0 |
| Federal | 4 | Procedural/Administrative Irregularity | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | Sexual Misconduct | 0 |
| Other | 5 | Use of Intoxicating Beverages or Drugs | 1 |
| Nature of Litigation | |||
| Criminal | 96 | ||
| Domestic Relations | 56 | Miscellaneous | |
| General Civil | 23 | Appearances by a judge | 0 |
| Juvenile | 3 | Appearances by judge’s attorney | 0 |
| Mental Illness | 1 | Formal disciplinary hearings | 0 |
| Probate | 9 | Supreme Court Referral for Interim Suspension | 0 |
| Small Claims | 3 | Supreme Court granting interim Suspension of a judge | 0 |
| Traffic | 11 | ||
| Non-litigation | 22 |
| 2018 Docket | |
| Complaints received during 2018 | 224 |
| Disposition of Complaints: | |
| Complaints dismissed | 216 |
| Informal adjustments | 0 |
| Public admonitions | 2 |
| Public reprimands/censure | 1 |
| Judicial resignation/retirement during investigation | 0 |
| Suspension from office with pay | 0 |
| Recommendation to Supreme Court for: | |
| Suspension for misconduct | 0 |
| Removal for misconduct | 0 |
| Suspension for disability | 0 |
| Removal for disability | 0 |
