Matter of Benoit

The Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability, by its report dated November 8, 1984, alleges that District Court Judge John W. Benoit, Jr., violated the Code of Judicial Conduct in seven cases, and that those violations warrant formal disciplinary action. 1 Specifically, Judge Benoit is alleged to have violated Canons 2 A and 3 A(l) of the Code by failing in his judicial decisionmaking to “respect and comply with the law” and to “be faithful to the law and maintain professional competence in it.” 2 The judge through his counsel filed an answer denying the allegations. This judicial…