In Re Ellender

WEIMER, J.1

| T This matter comes before the court on recommendation of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana (Commission) that Judge Timothy C. Ellender be publicly censured for violation of La. Const, art. V, § 25(C) and Canons 1, 2 A, and 3 A(3). The Commission found Judge Ellender exhibited improper temperament and demeanor, as well as impatience and discourtesy, to a person who appeared before him on March 2, 2007, for a hearing in a case alleging domestic abuse.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On February 16, 2007, Eula Warren filed, in proper person, a petition for protection from abuse against her…