Legal Opinion

Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Littlejohn

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 9, 2011No. 2010-JP-01954-SCTPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance moves this Court to publicly reprimand Talmadge D. Little-john, chancery court judge for the First Chancery District of Mississippi, for misusing the powers of contempt and to assess him the costs of this proceeding in the amount of $100. Judge Littlejohn has admitted all charges of misconduct and joins the Commission’s recommendations. After conducting an independent inquiry of the record and giving careful consideration to the findings of fact and recommendations of the Commission, we adopt the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. In Re AndersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Miss. Com'n on Jud. Performance v. GibsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  4. COM'N ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE v. SanfordMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Judicial Performance Com'n v. WalkerMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. SkinnerMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. LittlejohnMississippi Supreme Court · 2015

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