Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2011

State ex rel. Williams v. Judiciary Commission of Louisiana

State ex rel. Williams v. Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided July 1, 2011 · Clark, Deny, Guidry
64 So. 3d 235; 2011 La. LEXIS 1708; 2011 WL 2937250 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

State ex rel. Williams v. Judiciary Commission of Louisiana

Opinion of the Court

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

*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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