Legal Opinion
Griffen v. Arkansas Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 25, 2007No. 06-1392PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert L. Brown, Justice.
Judge Wendell Griffen has filed a petition for writ of mandamus to compel Respondent Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission (Judicial Commission) to admit the public and news media to his formal probable-cause meeting, formerly scheduled for January 19, 2007.1 James Badami, Executive Director of the Judicial Commission, refused Judge Griffen’s request that the meeting be open to the public. We stayed the formal meeting by per curiam order issued on January 12, 2007, and stated that an opinion would follow.
On February 15, 2006, Mr. Badami prepared a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Landmark Communications, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against DemingWashington Supreme Court · 1987
- McCartney v. Commission on Judicial QualificationsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Spruance v. Commission on Judicial QualificationsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- The First Amendment Coalition, Frederick J. Huysman and Daniel R. Biddle, in 84-1164 v. Judicial Inquiry and Review Board, in 84-1153Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Perroni v. SacharSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
- Arkansas Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission v. ProctorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2010
- In the Matter of Judge Pamela J. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2017
- Griffen v. ARK. JUD. DISC. AND DIS. COM'NSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
- Perroni v. SacharSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017