In Re Koethe

JUDICIAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION

This matter comes before the Court as a result of a judicial disciplinary action brought by the Indiana Commission on Judicial - Qualifications - ("Commission") against the Respondent, Jennifer L. Koethe, Judge of the LaPorte Superior Court 3. Article 7 Section 4 of the Indiana Constitution and Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 25 give the Indiana Supreme Court original jurisdiction over this matter.

Subsequent to the Commission's filing of formal charges, the parties jointly tendered a "Statement of Cireumstances and Conditional Agreement for Discipline." The…