Legal Opinion
Kamasinski v. Judicial Review Council
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 21, 1992No. Civ. 2:91-127 (JAC)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:
This case is about the judicial process and preserving the integrity of that process. The justice system and society itself require protection from 'the occasional intemperance, infirmity, incompetence, or, in rare cases, venality of a judge. But devising a means to achieve that goal while safeguarding the independence of the judiciary has been far from easy. On the one hand, policing the judiciary in public proceedings creates a forum in which disgruntled and irresponsible litigants may pursue personal vendettas by libelling or…
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