Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Fowlkes

COLEMAN, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance (the “Commission”) filed a formal complaint against Municipal Court Judge Robert Earl Fowlkes regarding a verbal altercation he had with a probation officer outside the courtroom. The Commission and Judge Fowlkes have filed a joint motion asking the Court to approve agreed-upon sanctions of a public *906reprimand and costs of $200. We agree that Judge Fowlkes should be publicly reprimanded and assessed $200 for the costs of proceedings, and we find that he also should be fined $1,000.

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