On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, nonprofit organization Fix the Court applauded Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton’s dismissal of three misconduct complaints against D.D.C. Chief Judge James Boasberg. The complaints were deemed frivolous.
According to Fix the Court, Sutton’s dismissal orders reinforce judicial independence and the standards for evaluating misconduct allegations. Only one of the three dismissals was appealed, but the organization is confident that the Sixth Circuit Judicial Council will uphold Sutton’s decision, as the complaint lacks a basis for disciplinary action.
Fix the Court also welcomed D.C. Circuit Judge Sri Srinivasan’s decision to ask Chief Justice Roberts to transfer the complaints for review outside of the D.C. Circuit. The organization believes complaints against circuit judges, or judges who share courthouses with circuit judges, should be handled by an external body to avoid potential conflicts.
Fix the Court stated that the complaints are part of a trend of politically motivated actions against judges over their rulings, which is not a basis for filing a complaint under the misconduct law. The organization emphasized that the proper method to challenge a ruling is through appeal.
Fix the Court warns that superficial filings risk turning the judicial misconduct system into a partisan battlefield rather than a mechanism for addressing genuine ethical breaches.
Source: Fix the Court
