Alabama State Bar v. Dubose

I respectfully dissent.

Sections 156 and 157 of the Alabama Constitution of 1901 create the Judicial Inquiry Commission and the Court of the Judiciary, respectively, and prescribe the procedures for hearing complaints involving charges that a judge has violated any of the Canons of Judicial Ethics, has been guilty of misconduct in office, has failed to perform his or her duties, or has become physically or mentally unable to perform his or her duties. All of these charges relate to conduct occurring while holding judicial office.

Section 158 of the Alabama Constitution of 1901 recognizes the…