Alred v. Commonwealth, Judicial Conduct Commission

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice MINTON.

Russell D. Aired, Judge of the 26th Judicial Circuit of Kentucky, became the focus of a lengthy investigation by the Judicial Conduct Commission, culminating in formal charges consisting of twenty allegations of misconduct in office. Following an adversarial hearing on these charges, the commission found official misconduct on nine of the charges and ordered Judge Aired removed from office.

On review by this Court, Judge Aired urges us to overturn the commission’s order. He contends:

1) He was denied fundamental due process because “misconduct in…