General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 211C Commission on Judicial Conduct

• Massachusetts General Laws - Establishment; membership; expenses; term; chairman - Chapter 211C, Section 1
  There shall be a commission on judicial conduct consisting of nine members. Three judges shall be appointed by the justices of the supreme judicial court,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Investigations, hearings and recommendations - Chapter 211C, Section 2
  (1) All judges of the trial court, the appeals court and the supreme judicial court shall be subject to discipline pursuant to this chapter. The...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Report; appropriations; offices; rules; immunity; executive director; proceedings - Chapter 211C, Section 3
  (1) The commission shall report only to the supreme judicial court. The commission shall be allowed for its purposes annually such amount as shall be...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Annual report - Chapter 211C, Section 4
  The commission shall submit annually to the general court and the supreme judicial court a report of its activities together with recommendations. This report shall...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Initiation of proceedings; inquiry, investigation and evaluation; detailed complaint or statement of allegations; formal charges - Chapter 211C, Section 5
  (1) Commission proceedings relating to the conduct of a judge may be initiated by an oral or written complaint stating facts that, if true, would...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Confidentiality - Chapter 211C, Section 6
  (1) Except as provided in this section, all proceedings of the commission shall be confidential until there has been a determination of sufficient cause and...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Hearing; recommendation for discipline; attorneys’ fees - Chapter 211C, Section 7
  (1) The commission shall schedule a hearing without undue delay after the appointment of the hearing officer by the supreme judicial court. The commission shall...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Informal adjustment; sanctions - Chapter 211C, Section 8
  (1) With the agreement of the judge, the commission may by informal adjustment dispose of a complaint at any stage of the proceedings by: (a)...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Charges against supreme judicial court member - Chapter 211C, Section 9
  The chief justice and the six most senior justices of the appeals court other than the chief justice shall serve in the place of the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Physical or mental disabilities - Chapter 211C, Section 10
  (1) The commission shall have authority to receive information, investigate, conduct hearings, and make recommendations to the court relating to mental or physical disability affecting...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Advisory committee - Chapter 211C, Section 11
  The supreme judicial court may establish an advisory committee on the code of judicial conduct, which may render advisory opinions to judges at their request...

Last modified: September 11, 2015