The Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of Arizona disclosed this week that a complaint, with case number 21-427 has been dismissed on June 24, 2022.
The complainant alleged a superior court commissioner placed improper restrictions on his access to the internet and denied him access to needed court documents.
The Complaint states, in pertinent part:
“Upon my release I could not access the internet because of my conditions of probation I would of been able access the Court documents and printed out my conditions from online but due to my restriction from the internet that was composed by __ , I could do these task that needed to be done to file my post relief conviction a violation of due process . . . ”
The Commission dismissed the complaint, stating among others:
“The role of the Commission on Judicial Conduct is to impartially determine whether a judicial officer has engaged in conduct that violates the Arizona Code of Judicial Conduct or Article 6.1 of the Arizona Constitution. There must be clear and convincing evidence of such a violation in order for the Commission to take disciplinary action against a judicial officer.”
The dispositive portion of the Order reads:
“The Commission does not have jurisdiction to overturn, amend, or remand a judicial officer’s legal rulings. The Commission reviewed all relevant available information and concluded there was not clear and convincing evidence of ethical misconduct in this matter. The complaint is therefore dismissed pursuant to Commission Rules 16(a) and 23(a).”
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
