Legal Opinion

In re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct

Judicial Council of The Ninth Circuit

Decided July 14, 2016No. Nos. 16-90034, 16-90058PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

THOMAS, Chief Judge:

Complainant, an attorney in disbarment proceedings, filed a civil suit against the state’s bar association. She alleges that two district judges who made rulings in that case should have recused themselves. This allegation is merits-related and must *1180• be dismissed. See 28 U.S.C. § 352(b)(1)(A)(ii); Judicial-Conduct Rule 11(c)(1)(B); In re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct, 579 F.3d 1062, 1064 (9th Cir. Jud. Council 2009); Implementation of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980: A Report to the Chief Justice 146 (2006). An allegation that a judge presided in a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re Complaint of Judicial MisconductCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  2. In Re Complaint of Judicial MisconductCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
  3. In Re Complaint of Judicial MisconductCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Prosper v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 2021

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