Complaints, Dispositions and Workload Data
The Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission received 467 complaints and disposed of 282 complaints during 2024. The following information shows statistical data on the complaints processed in 2024.
| Source of Complaints | Subject Matter of Allegations | ||
| Anonymous | 10 | Abuse of power | 28 |
| Commission Motion | 0 | Conflict of Interest | 31 |
| Attorneys | 2 | Corruption/Fraud | 6 |
| Litigants | 250 | Delay | 15 |
| Judge/Court Personnel | 2 | One-sided Communication | 3 |
| Non-litigating Individual | 21 | Failure to Perform | 7 |
| Public Official | 2 | Improper Election/Political Conduct | 5 |
| Improper Influence | 1 | ||
| Complaints Filed by Court | Inappropriate Public Comment | 20 | |
| Supreme Court | Injudicious Temperament | 21 | |
| Court of Appeals | Legal Error | 34 | |
| Circuit Court | 225 | Off the Bench Misconduct | 2 |
| District | 112 | Nepotism | 0 |
| County | 0 | Partiality/Bias/Prejudice | 61 |
| City | 0 | Physical/Mental Disability | 1 |
| Federal | 0 | Procedural/Administrative Irregularity | 21 |
| Unknown | 0 | Sexual Misconduct | 0 |
| Other | 0 | Use of Intoxicating Beverages or Drugs | 0 |
| Nature of Litigation | |||
| Criminal | 161 | ||
| Domestic Relations | 82 | Miscellaneous | |
| General Civil | 38 | Appearances by a judge | 0 |
| Juvenile | 7 | Appearances by judge’s attorney | 0 |
| Mental Illness | 2 | Formal disciplinary hearings | 0 |
| Probate | 13 | Supreme Court Referral for Interim Suspension | 0 |
| Small Claims | 9 | Supreme Court granting interim Suspension of a judge | 0 |
| Traffic | 9 | ||
| Non-litigation | 30 |
| 2024 Docket | |
| Complaints received during 2024 | 467 |
| Disposition of Complaints: | |
| Complaints dismissed | 282 |
| Informal adjustments | 0 |
| Public admonitions | 0 |
| Public reprimands/censure | 0 |
| Judicial resignation/retirement during investigation | 1 |
| Suspension from office with pay | 0 |
| Recommendation to Supreme Court for: | |
| Suspension for misconduct | 0 |
| Removal for misconduct | 0 |
| Suspension for disability | 0 |
| Removal for disability | 0 |