In re Rubi

HOLOHAN,

Chief Justice, dissenting.

A review of the history and language of Article 6.1, § 4 of the Arizona Constitution causes me to conclude that the Judicial Qualifications Commission had no jurisdiction in this case. I, therefore, dissent from the decision of the court.

While authority from other jurisdictions can be helpful in some instances to aid this court in the proper construction of an Arizona constitutional provision, the ultimate resolution of the issue rests upon the particular wording and history of the Arizona constitutional provision at issue. In this case the constitutional…