Gormley v. Judicial Conduct Commission

As the author of the original Opinion of the Court in the case, rendered August 26, 2010, which upheld the Judicial Conduct Commission’s imposition of a 45-day suspension and public reprimand for Judge Gormle/s violations of the Kentucky Code of Judicial Conduct, I concur in result with the majority opinion as modified, because it upholds the sanctions as well. I disagree, however, with the majority’s decision to modify the previously rendered Opinion. CR 76.32(l)(b) requires that a petition for rehearing be granted only when it appears the court has overlooked a material fact in the record,…