Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Agin

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. This matter is before the Court on the recommendation of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance (“Commission”) to publicly reprimand County Court Judge William Agin and order that he pay costs of $100. After reviewing the record, we find that the recommended sanction is warranted and appropriate.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. On January 9, 2009, the Commission filed a formal complaint, No.2008-265, in which it alleged that Judge Agin had failed to perform his judicial duty by not issuing a timely ruling in Sylvania Brown v. Quick-N-Easy…