Dismissal vs Sustainment

	DISPOSITION	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012

DISMISSAL
	Complaint withdrawn		1	3	3	5
	Dismissed due to related CJC decision		15
	Insufficient evidence to proceed	28	19	23	28	20
	Lack of jurisdiction	4	1	1	1
	Left office		1	1	19
	Legal issues over which commission has no jurisdiction	106	83	117	93	95
	No basis to reopen	29	35	50	23	37
	No violation found	55	65	69	67	79
	Resigned due to CJC action. Dismissed.
	Unsubstantiated	141	134	120	116	159

SUSTAINMENT
	Admonishment	2		5*	1
	Reprimand	5*	2*	3*	2	2*
	Censure	3*	1			2*
	Recommendation of Suspension filed with Supreme Court		5*
	Recommendation of Removal filed with Supreme Court			2*

TOTAL DISPOSITIONS		365	361	394	353	399


*	Complaint disposition does not always reflect Commission action. Due to multiple complaints against the same judicial officer, a single disposition may dispose of several cases. In addition, due to diverse allegations or more than one judge within the same complaint, complaints may be disposed for more than one reason. Refer to the dockets for more information.

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