MISS. COM'N ON JUD. PERFORMANCE v. Thomas

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. On July 10, 1997, the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance filed a formal complaint against Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge James E. Thomas alleging judicial misconduct for first offense driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. A hearing was held before a three member committee of the Commission exactly three months later. After full consideration of arguments, the committee found that Judge Thomas's conduct on the evening of March 1, 1997, brought the reputation of the judicial office into disrepute, violating Canons 1 and 2 A of the Judicial…