In the Matter of Locatelli

OPINION

{1} This matter comes before the Court on a petition for discipline filed by the Judicial Standards Commission (the Commission). As grounds for recommending discipline, the Commission states that a majority of the Commissioners determined that: (1) Judge Locatelli (Respondent) improperly issued criminal contempt complaints to two attorneys, Marcia Milner and Richard Jacquez, for their role in an appeal from his court; and (2) he improperly failed to recuse himself from the contempt proceedings. We deny the petition for discipline because the Commission has failed to prove willful…