Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Patton
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
57 So.3d 626 (2011)
MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
v.
Houston J. PATTON.
No. 2010-JP-01387-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
March 31, 2011.
Darlene D. Ballard, attorney for appellant.
Sorie S. Tarawally, Jackson, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
LAMAR, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance recommended that Houston J. Patton, County Court Judge for Hinds County, be publicly reprimanded and ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 and costs of $100 for engaging in ex parte communications, misusing his contempt power, failing to properly notice hearings,…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Kitchens; Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Pierce.
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Jordan v. De GeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Speed v. ScottMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
- Miss. Com'n on Jud. Performance v. GibsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- In Re BaileyMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- COM'N ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE v. SanfordMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
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