Legal Opinion
Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Russell
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 6, 1997No. 96-CC-00507-SCTPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice,
for the Court:
On November 21, 1994, the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance filed a formal complaint charging Judge Frank Russell, circuit judge of the First Circuit Court District, with judicial misconduct. Judge Russell has served as a circuit court judge since 1984. The Commission charged that Judge Russell violated Section 177A of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 as amended; Miss.Code Ann. §§ 47-5-110; 99-37-19; Lewis v. State, 414 So.2d 435 (Miss.1982) and Canons 1, 2A, 2B, 3A (1)(4) and 3(B) of the Code of Judicial Conduct.
The allegations of misconduct…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by35 opinions
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