In Re Judicial Disciplinary Proceedings Against Aulik

Judicial disciplinary proceeding; judge suspended from office.

We review, pursuant to sec. 757.91, Stats., the findings of fact, conclusions of law and disciplinary recommendation of the judicial conduct panel in this proceeding. The panel concluded that the Honorable John Aulik, Circuit Judge for Dane county, engaged in judicial misconduct by communicating ex parte with counsel for a party on the merits of a contested matter pending before him and by failing to fully inform counsel for the other party after those ex parte communications had been discovered. As discipline for that misconduct…