State ex rel. Williams v. Judiciary Commission of Louisiana

Supreme Court of Louisiana

State ex rel. Williams v. Judiciary Commission of Louisiana

64 So. 3d 235, 2011 La. LEXIS 1708, 2011 WL 2937250

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedJuly 1, 2011

DocketNo. 2011-O-1062

StatusPublished

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State ex rel. Williams v. Judiciary Commission of Louisiana, 64 So. 3d 235, 2011 La. LEXIS 1708, 2011 WL 2937250 (La. 2011).

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In re Williams, Arthur; —Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs Office of the Judiciary Commission, No. 11-7931.

[236]*236Granted. The Office of Special Counsel erred in finding it lacked jurisdiction to consider the complaint. Our jurisprudence establishes the Judiciary Commission has jurisdiction to investigate a judge’s pre-judicial conduct, although such conduct generally may not form the sole basis for disciplinary proceedings against the judge before the Judiciary Commission. See In re: Hughes, 03-3408 (La.4/22/04), 874 So.2d 746. Accordingly, the matter is remanded to the Office of Special Counsel for further proceedings.

GUIDRY and CLARK, JJ., would deny.

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In re Williams, Arthur; —Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs Office of the Judiciary Commission, No. 11-7931.

[236]*236Granted. The Office of Special Counsel erred in finding it lacked jurisdiction to consider the complaint. Our jurisprudence establishes the Judiciary Commission has jurisdiction to investigate a judge’s pre-judicial conduct, although such conduct generally may not form the sole basis for disciplinary proceedings against the judge before the Judiciary Commission. See In re: Hughes, 03-3408 (La.4/22/04), 874 So.2d 746. Accordingly, the matter is remanded to the Office of Special Counsel for further proceedings.

GUIDRY and CLARK, JJ., would deny.

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