Duty v. Arkansas Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission

The majority chooses to interpret Rule 12F of the Rules of Procedure of the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission narrowly, suggesting that this court can only review the actions of the Commission on appeal by a judge or when a petitioner can show an error on the face of the record. While that may be one basis for certiorari, it is only that, and the word “certiorari” has greater flexibility than the majority opinion implies. Hardin, Commissioner of Revenue v. Norsworthy, County Judge, 204 Ark. 943, 165 S.W.2d 609 (1942); McCain v. Collins, 204 Ark. 521, 164 S.W.2d 448…