In Re Proceedings Before the Commission on Judicial Tenure & Discipline Regarding Fuyat

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case comes before us on a question certified to us by the Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline. This question reads as follows:

“Does the Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline have jurisdiction to conduct proceedings under G.L.1956 (1985 Reenactment) §§ 8-16-4 to 8-16-5, as amended, against a judge who has resigned prior to the Commission’s issuance of Notice of Public Hearing under § 8-16-4(c), when the charges set forth in the Notice relate to conduct that occurred during the judge’s judicial tenure?”

The facts of the case insofar as they may be…