Legal Opinion
Broadman v. Commission on Judical Performance
California Supreme Court
Decided September 2, 1998No. S055684PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT.
A judge may be disciplined for (1) willful misconduct in office, (2) persistent failure or inability to perform judicial duties, (3) habitual intemperance in the use of intoxicants or drugs, or (4) conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute. (Cal. Const., art. VI, § 18, subd. (d) [former subd. (c)].) The discipline can be private or public admonishment, censure, or removal from office. {Ibid.)
Based on evidence presented at a public hearing before three special masters appointed by this court, the Commission on Judicial…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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