In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Piper

This is a proceeding to discipline a circuit judge for misconduct. It arises from two sources: (1) the findings and conclusions of the Commission on Judicial Fitness based upon a complaint issued by it, with the recommendation that the accused be suspended from office for three months, and (2) the findings and conclusions of a Trial Board of the Oregon State Bar based upon a complaint issued by it, with the recommendation that the accused be suspended from the practice of law for two months.

The two complaints alleged substantially the same acts of misconduct. A single hearing was held on both…