Nevada § 1.4653 Circumstances under which judge may be disciplined or retired; forfeiture of office by justice of the peace or municipal judge for failure to attend required instruction

Nevada Statutes

§ 1.4653 — Circumstances under which judge may be disciplined or retired; forfeiture of office by justice of the peace or municipal judge for failure to attend required instruction

Nevada·Title 1 STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT·Ch. 1 Judicial· Proceedings Concerning Disciplinary Action, Forfeiture of Office or Removal From Office

1. The Commission may remove a judge, publicly censure a judge or impose other forms of discipline on a judge if the Commission determines that the judge:

(a)Has committed willful misconduct;

(b)Has willfully or persistently failed to perform the duties of office; or

(c)Is habitually intemperate. 2. The Commission may publicly censure a judge or impose other forms of discipline on a judge if the Commission determines that the judge has violated one or more of the provisions of the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct in a manner that is not knowing or deliberate. 3. The Commission may retire a judge if the Commission determines that:

(a)The advanced age of the judge interferes with the proper performance of judicial duties; or

(b)The judge suffers from a mental or physical disabili

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1. The Commission may remove a judge, publicly censure a judge or impose other forms of discipline on a judge if the Commission determines that the judge:
(a) Has committed willful misconduct;
(b) Has willfully or persistently failed to perform the duties of office; or
(c) Is habitually intemperate.
2. The Commission may publicly censure a judge or impose other forms of discipline on a judge if the Commission determines that the judge has violated one or more of the provisions of the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct in a manner that is not knowing or deliberate.
3. The Commission may retire a judge if the Commission determines that:
(a) The advanced age of the judge interferes with the proper performance of judicial duties; or
(b) The judge suffers from a mental or physical disability that prevents the proper performance of judicial duties and is likely to be permanent in nature.
4. The Commission may order a justice of the peace or a municipal judge to forfeit his or her office if he or she fails to attend the instruction required pursuant to NRS 4.036 or 5.026 , as applicable, unless the Commission finds that there was a reasonable excuse for the failure to attend the instruction.
5. As used in this section:
(a) “Habitually intemperate” means the chronic, excessive use of alcohol or another substance that affects mental processes, awareness or judgment.
(b) “Willful misconduct” includes:
(1) Conviction of any crime involving moral turpitude;
(2) A knowing or deliberate violation of one or more of the provisions of the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct; and
(3) A knowing or deliberate act or omission in the performance of judicial or administrative duties that:
(I) Involves fraud or bad faith or amounts to a public offense; and
(II) Tends to corrupt or impair the administration of justice in a judicial proceeding.
Ê The term does not include claims of error or abuse of discretion in findings of fact, legal decisions or procedural rulings unless supported by evidence of abuse of authority, a disregard for fundamental rights, an intentional disregard of the law, a pattern of legal error or an action taken for a purpose other than the faithful discharge of judicial duty.

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