Beth L. Maze v. Judicial Conduct Commission

RENDERED: DECEMBER 17, 2020 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2019-SC-0691-RR BETH LEWIS MAZE APPELLANT V. IN SUPREME COURT JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMISSION APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VANMETER AFFIRMING I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND. On September 18, 2017, Beth Lewis Maze, then Judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit, 2nd Division,1 learned her ex-husband had been arrested on several criminal charges including possession of a controlled substance. Judge Maze intervened in the matter by attempting to order drug tests at hospitals in two nearby counties. By letter dated…