In re Justice of the Peace Franklin

TRAYLOR, Justice.

I ]This judicial discipline matter comes before the court on the recommendation of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana (hereinafter “Commission”), a constitutional body charged with initiating disciplinary action against a judge, that Veronica Franklin, Justice of the Peace for Ward 2, *593Parish of St. Helena, be removed from office and ordered to reimburse the Commission the costs incurred in the investigation and prosecution of the case.

After conducting an investigation, the Commission filed a formal charge against Justice of the Peace Franklin, finding that she violated…