In re: The Honorable Joe Don McGaugh

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc IN RE: THE HONORABLE JOE DON ) Opinion issued February 28, 2025 MCGAUGH, ) ) No. SC100875 Respondent. ) ORIGINAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING The Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline recommends this Court suspend for six months without pay the Honorable Joe Don McGaugh based on judicial misconduct. After considering the Commission’s findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation, this Court suspends Judge McGaugh without pay for one year beginning March 1, 2025, with the monitoring the Commission recommends. Factual Background and Procedural…