Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Skinner

KING, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In this judicial misconduct case in which Hinds County Youth Court Judge *297William L. Skinner, II took action in a case in which he was recused and abused the contempt power, Judge Skinner and the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance submit a Joint Motion for Approval of Recommendations, recommending that Judge Skinner be publicly reprimanded, fined $1,000, and assessed $100 in costs. This Court finds an appropriate sanction to be a thirty-day suspension without pay, a public reprimand, a $1,000 fine, and $100 in costs. Furthermore, this Court modifies…