2006 Docket

COMPLAINTS
	Matters pending on January 1, 2006	182
	Complaints filed	317
	Requests to reopen dismissed complaints	27
TOTAL COMPLAINTS			526

DISPOSITIONS
DISMISSAL
	Insufficient evidence to proceed	31
	Legal issue over which commission has no jurisdiction	113
	No basis to reopen	24
	No violation found	45
	Unsubstantiated	133
SUSTAINMENT
	Admonishment	9*
	Reprimand	2
	Censure	1
	Censure and Suspension filed with Supreme Court	1
TOTAL COMPLAINTS DISPOSED*			359
MATTERS PENDING on December 31, 2006			167

INQUIRIES**
	Inquiries filed		681
	Complaints filed as a result of 2006 inquiries	300
	Complaints filed as a result of older inquiries	17

*	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 2006, 7 cases were disposed of with the admonishment of two unrelated judicial officers.


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

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