On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the Judicial Council of the Eleventh Circuit entered an order denying a petition for review filed by an unnamed complainant in the judicial conduct proceeding relating to a United States district judge.
The complainant alleged that in January 2016, the subject judge, who was then a state court judge, issued a warrant for his arrest that contained false allegations. According to the complaint, the warrant was issued as a favor to two of the judge’s friends.
The court stated that the complainant’s allegations concern the subject judge’s actions before he became a United States district judge, and they are not recognizable under Judicial Conduct Rules.
Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. dismissed the case, stating that “the complaint is “not appropriate for consideration under the Act,” under Judicial Conduct Rule 11(c)(1)(G).”
The complainant filed a petition for review on May 9, 2022, but the Judicial Council denied the petition, stating that: “no judge on this panel has requested that this matter be placed on the agenda of a meeting of the Judicial Council.”
The order reads:
“The Judicial Council Review Panel hereby AFFIRMS the disposition of this matter by Chief Judge Pryor. The petition for review is DENIED.”
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
