Legal Opinion

Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Littlejohn

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 18, 2015No. 2014-JP-01184-SCTPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance has determined that Chancellor Talmadge Littlejohn has violated multiple Canons of Judicial Conduct. The Commission has recommended that we impose a $500 fine, issue a public reprimand, and tax Chancellor Littlejohn with costs of this proceeding. While we agree with the Commission that Chancellor Litt-lejohn committed misconduct, we do not adopt the recommended sanctions. Chancellor Littlejohn has refused to take responsibility for his misconduct, and the recommended sanctions are not…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. In Re AndersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  2. COM'N ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE v. SanfordMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. BooneMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
  4. MISS. COM'N ON JUD. PERFORMANCE v. BoykinMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Miss. Com'n on Jud. Performance v. BrittonMississippi Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. ShoemakeMississippi Supreme Court · 2016
  2. Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. VessMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  3. Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. RobertsMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  4. Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Judge Frank SuttonMississippi Supreme Court · 2019
  5. Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Judge John H. SheffieldMississippi Supreme Court · 2017

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