MS Com'n on Judicial Perf. v. Wilkerson
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
876 So.2d 1006 (2004)
MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
v.
Connie Glen WILKERSON.
No. 2002-JP-02105-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 1, 2004.
Luther T. Brantley, III, attorney for appellant.
Stephen Crampton, Michael J. Deprimo, Tupelo, attorneys for appellee.
EN BANC.
DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. In the case before us, the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance asks us to sanction a judge for his extra-judicial public statements of his views on the rights of gays and lesbians. We decline to do so and dismiss the Commission's complaint. This is a case of first…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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