In re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct

ORDER

THOMAS, Chief Judge:

Complainant alleges that the district judge presiding over his criminal case has acted “without lawful authority” because the judge, upon being sworn in, gave a version of the judicial oath that preceded the standard language prescribed at 28 U.S.C. § 453, as amended by the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990. Both the district court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have previously rejected this or similar arguments raised by complainant.

To the extent complainant alleges that the judge improperly denied his motion to dismiss, based on a “deficient” oath, these…