Case Disposition Tables

Five-Year Total

Dismissed, no action 1

Dismissed with letter of concern, etc.

Complaint filed in the Supreme Court

1 Includes dismissals resulting from resignations.

TABLE 2 Results of Commission Investigations

TABLE 4 Results of Public Disciplinary Cases

Cumulative tables

TABLE 1
Initial Inquiries, RFIs, Preliminary Evaluations (2003-2007)

	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Five-Year Total
Initial Inquires	492	540	528	469	498	2,527
RFIs	42	60	66	60	57	285
RFIs dismissed on preliminary evaluation 1	31	37	45	44	30	187
Investigations authorized 2	11	21	21	16	25	94
1 Includes RFIs carried over from the prior year and excludes those filed too late in the reporting year to be evaluated before December 31. 2 More than one RFI may be included in one investigation.

TABLE 2
Results of Commission Investigations (2003-2007)

TABLE 3
Subjects of Informal Resolution (1985-2007)

1.	Intemperate courtroom conduct (e.g., yelling, rudeness, inappropriate language)	43
2.	Ex parte or other improper communication	30
3.	Delay in performing judicial duties (e.g., in administering or deciding case, issuing show cause order in dormant estates, signing final order)	29
4.	Abuse of or threat to abuse power (e.g., denied access to records or right to make record, retaliated against person who filed substitution request or cooperated with Judicial Commission, threatened to jail a person without legal authority to do so, abuse of summary contempt)	21
5.	Failure to disqualify or disclose facts relevant to appearance of partiality	21
6.	Misuse of prestige of office	14
7.	Public comments on a pending case or prejudgment	10
8.	Inappropriate off-the-bench conduct	10
9.	Charitable or political fund-raising	6
10.	Active participation in criminal plea-bargaining	5
11.	Interfering with a party's right to appeal	3
12.	Appointing close relative to court position	3
13.	Partisan political activity	3
14.	Obstruction of justice	3
15.	Failure to address attorney misconduct	3
16.	Violation of gift rule	1
17.	Inaccurate or incomplete financial disclosure report	1
18.	Actively discouraging entry of not guilty pleas	1
19.	Accepting public official's plea in chambers	1
20.	Private use of public resources	1
21.	Name used to promote a private business	1
*Numbers in table do not correspond with number of informal resolutions or number of judges because many resolutions involved communication about more than one subject or type of conduct.

TABLE 4
Results of Public Disciplinary Cases (1978-2007)

Removal	3
Suspension	11
Censure	0
Reprimand	9
Complaint dismissed	3
Total	**26
**2 unpublished voluntary dismissals 1 unpublished removal

TABLE 5
Requests for Informal Guidance (2003-2007)

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