Legal Opinion
MISS. COM'N ON JUD. PERFORMANCE v. Gordon
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 2007No. 2006-JP-01452-SCTPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
955 So.2d 300 (2007)
MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
v.
Benton Rex GORDON, Jr.
No. 2006-JP-01452-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 3, 2007.
Luther T. Brantley, Darlene D. Ballard, attorneys for appellant.
Benton Rex Gordon, Jr., Appellee, pro se.
EN BANC.
DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. A municipal court judge involved himself in ticket fixing by "passing" fourteen traffic tickets to the file over the objections of the issuing officer. The Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance ("Commission") filed a formal complaint against the judge alleging willful misconduct in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- In Re Inquiry Concerning Judge NowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- In Re AndersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
- Miss. Com'n on Jud. Performance v. GibsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- COM'N ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE v. SanfordMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
- Com'n on Judicial Performance v. GunnMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by32 opinions
- Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. BooneMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
- MS. COM'N ON JUD. PERFORMANCE v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
- Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. SkinnerMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. DearmanMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
- Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. ShoemakeMississippi Supreme Court · 2016
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.