Statistical Data
Complaints, Dispositions and Workload Data
The Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission received 339 complaints and disposed of 336 complaints during 2023. The following information shows statistical data on the complaints processed in 2023.
| Source of Complaints | Subject Matter of Allegations | ||
| Anonymous | 6 | Abuse of power | 4 |
| Commission Motion | 0 | Conflict of Interest | 23 |
| Attorneys | 15 | Corruption/Fraud | 4 |
| Litigants | 270 | Delay | 8 |
| Judge/Court Personnel | 5 | One-sided Communication | 13 |
| Non-litigating Individual | 17 | Failure to Perform | 1 |
| Public Official | 2 | Improper Election/Political Conduct | 1 |
| Improper Influence | 0 | ||
| Complaints Filed by Court | Inappropriate Public Comment | 3 | |
| Supreme Court | 6 | Injudicious Temperament | 48 |
| Court of Appeals | 2 | Legal Error | 44 |
| Circuit Court | 222 | Off the Bench Misconduct | 8 |
| District | 107 | Nepotism | 0 |
| County | 0 | Partiality/Bias/Prejudice | 18 |
| City | 0 | Physical/Mental Disability | 1 |
| Federal | 1 | Procedural/Administrative Irregularity | 35 |
| Unknown | 0 | Sexual Misconduct | 1 |
| Other | 3 | Use of Intoxicating Beverages or Drugs | 0 |
| Nature of Litigation | |||
| Criminal | 126 | ||
| Domestic Relations | 100 | Miscellaneous | |
| General Civil | 50 | Appearances by a judge | 0 |
| Juvenile | 3 | Appearances by judge’s attorney | 0 |
| Mental Illness | 3 | Formal disciplinary hearings | 0 |
| Probate | 9 | Supreme Court Referral for Interim Suspension | 0 |
| Small Claims | 10 | Supreme Court granting interim Suspension of a judge | 0 |
| Traffic | 14 | ||
| Non-litigation | 24 |
| 2023 Docket | |
| Complaints received during 2023 | 339 |
| Disposition of Complaints: | |
| Complaints dismissed | 336 |
| Informal adjustments | 0 |
| Public admonitions | 2 |
| Public reprimands/censure | 0 |
| 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 |
