2004 Docket

COMPLAINTS
	Matters pending on January 1, 2004	167
	Complaints filed	333
	Requests to reopen dismissed complaints	10
TOTAL COMPLAINTS			510

DISPOSITIONS
DISMISSAL
	Complaint withdrawn	1
	Insufficient evidence to proceed	10
	Lack of jurisdiction	3
	Left office due to CJC Action in another, unrealted matter	1
	Left office unrelated to CJC action (death, retirement, resignation)	2
	Legal issue over which commission has no jurisdiction	102
	No basis to reopen	7
	No violation found	83
	Unsubstantiated	63
SUSTAINMENT
	Admonishment	2
	Censure	7
	Reprimand	3
TOTAL COMPLAINTS DISPOSED*			284
MATTERS PENDING on December 31, 2004			226

INQUIRIES**
	Inquiries filed		669
	Complaints filed as a result of 2004 inquiries	308
	Complaints filed as a result of older inquiries	25

*	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. In 2004, seven cases were disposed with the censure of two unrelated judicial officers.


**	Inquiries are recorded when individuals contact the Commission about filing a complaint.

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