In Re Sanborn

KNOLL, J *

I;Judge Jacques Sanborn, an elected judge of the 34th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Bernard, is accused of violating La. Supreme Court Rule XXXIX by failing to timely file his judicial financial disclosure statement for the calendar year 2008. We are called upon to determine the appropriate sanction, if any. As this is the first judicial disciplinary proceeding brought under Rule XXXIX, this case presents several issues of first impression for this Court.

For the reasons set forth below, we find Judge Sanborn violated Rule XXXIX by not timely filing a financial…