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FEDERAL JUDICIARY'S OWN INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE: Its Rules, Statistics, Websites, & Publicly-Available Orders & Opinions
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE U.S.
COURTS WEBPAGE:
Statistics
"FAQs:
Filing a Judicial Conduct or Disabilitly Complaint Against a Federal
Judge"
"Judicial
Conduct and Disability Orders" --------------------------------- BELOW, as compiled in 2008
Compare with Congressional Statute:
2. The Federal Judiciary's Own Annual Statistics, as Reported in Annual Reports:
Annual Report for 1991
Annual Report for 1999 715 complaints terminated (74% by Chief Circuit Judges as "merits-related") 354 petitions for review of Chief Circuit Judges' dismissals of complaints -- ALL dismissed Circuit Judicial Council consolidating 2 reports of investigative committee reports -- resulting in single public censure 766 complaints filed 668 complaints terminated (65% by Chief Circuit Judges as "merits-related") 300 petitions for review of Chief Circuit Judges' dismissals of complaints -- ALL dismissed except 1 which was withdrawn Of 5 complaints that were the subject of investigative committee reports: Circuit Judicial Council dismissed 4 complaints (single report?) and imposed one private censure 657 complaints filed 780 complaints terminated (62% by Chief Circuit Judges as "merits-related") 375 petitions for review of Chief Circuit Judges' dismissals of complaints -- ALL dismissed by Circuit Judicial Councils Of 2 complaints that were the subject of of an investigative committee report, Circuit Judicial Council imposed single public censure Annual Report for 2003 835 complaints filed 682 complaints terminated (63% by Chief Circuit Judges as "merits-related") 317 petitions for review of Chief Circuit Judges' dismissals of complaints -- ALL dismissed by Circuit Judicial Councils Judicial Council taking unspecified "action" on one complaint following a report by investigative committee Annual Report for 2004 712 complaints filed 784 complaints terminated (66% by Chief Circuit Judges as "merits-related") 333 petitions for review of Chief Circuit Judges' dismissals of complaints -- ALL dismissed by Circuit Judicial Councils Judicial Councils dismissing 2 complaints following report of investigative committee Annual Report for 2005 642 complaints filed 667 complaints terminated (80% by Chief Circuit Judges as "merits-related") 262 petitions for review of Chief Circuit Judges' dismissals of complaints -- ALL dismissed by Circuit Judicial Councils 2nd Circuit Judicial Council dismissing 5 complaints, all arising from same matter, after finding that "appropriate sanctions and corrective action following report of special committee This is the referred-to discipline (found on 2nd Circuit website): 04-08-05: Order Issued Annual Report for 2006 643 complaints filed 619 complaints terminated (72% by Chief Circuit judges as "merits-related") 220 petitions for review of Chief Circuit Judges' dismissals of complaints -- ALL dismissed by Circuit Judicial Councils 11th Circuit Judicial Council affirming disciplinary action of Chief Circuit Judge in seven complaints in a single matter, filed in 2nd Circuit and resulting in disciplinary action This is part of the referred-to discipline (found on 2nd Circuit website): 07-26-06: Order Issued 07-26-06: Committee Report 841 complaints filed 752 complaints terminated (79% by Chief Circuit Judges as "merits-related") 340 petitions for review of Chief Circuit Judges' dismissals of complaints -- ALL dismissed by Circuit Judicial Councils, except for 1 which was withdrawn Circuit Judicial Councils disposed of 3 complaints after report of investigative committee: 2 dismissed, 1 imposed discipline Changes in Reporting: October 1, 2007-May 10, 2008: 491 complaints filed 552 (of complaints filed before May 11, 2008 were concluded before September 30, 2008) (82% by Chief Circuit Judges as "merits-related) 264 petitions for review of Chief Circuit Judges' dismissals of complaints -- ALL dismissed by Circuit Judicial Councils, except for 1, which resulted in public censure; Prior to May 11, 2008, two special investigating committees appointed: 7th & 10th Circuits May 11, 2008-September 30, 2008, 672 complaints filed [complaint against multiple judges now counted once for each judge] of these, 207 concluded: leaving 465 pending Circuit Chief Judges dismissing 199, in whole or part (84% as "merits-related") 77 of these were the subject of petitions for review -- ALL dismissed by Circuit Judicial Councils From May 11, 2008-September 30, 2008, two special investigative committees appointed: 2nd and 3rd Circuits
3. The Federal Judiciary's Own Websites: First Circuit -- Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico Second Circuit -- Connecticut, New York, Vermont Third Circuit -- Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands Fourth Circuit -- Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia Fifth Circuit -- Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas Sixth Circuit -- Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee Seventh Circuit -- Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin Eighth Circuit -- Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota Ninth Circuit -- Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington Tenth Circuit (Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming Eleventh Circuit -- Alabama, Florida, Georgia
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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