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Complaint Or Request Form To Commission On Judicial Qualifications - Nebraska
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Nebraska Judicial Qualifications Commission The following information is provided for your benefin cit onnection with the operation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission. This information does not comprise all of the laws with regard to the Nebraska Judicial Qualifications Commission and is intended simply to give you some general information. Should you have more specific questions with regard to the Judicial Qualifications Commission, you should contact: Commission Secretary, 1220 State Capitol, P.O. Box 98910, Lincoln, NE 68509; phone (402) 471-3730. Article V, Section 28, of the Nebraska Constitution provides for the creation of a Commission on Judicial Qualifications. Chairperson: Chief Justice John V. Hendry, Nebraska Supreme Court Article V, Section 30, of the Nebraska Constitution and Nebraska Revised Statute Section 24-722 (Reissue 1989) specifically set out the grounds fwhich or a judge may be reprimanded, disciplined, censured, suspended without pay for a definite riod ofpe time not to exceed six months, or removed from office. The grounds are the following: (1) willful misconduct in office, (2) willful disregard of or failure to perform his or her duties, (3) habitual temperin ance, (4) conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, (5) disbarment as a member of the leprgal ofession licensed to practice law in the State of Nebraska, or (6) conduct prejudicial to the adminison tratofi justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute. The Commission is not authorized to review decisions made by a judge or to grant any form of relief arising out of a lawsuit except to the extent that the action of the judge action in the case constitutes a violation of one of the grounds set out above. Upon receiving the complaint, the Commission is authorized to make such investigation as it deems appropriate under the circumstances and upon a fng ofindi probable cause, may reprimand the judge or may order a formal hearing to be held before it concerning the reprimand, discipline, censure, suspension, removal, or retirement of such judge. After a formal hearing, the Commission must find that the charges are established by clear and convincing evidence. If it finds that such charges are established by clear and convincing evidence, it then recommends to the Supreme Court what action should be taken. The Supreme Court then reviews the record and makes such determination as it finds just and proper. All papers filed with and proceedings before the Commission, prior to any formal open hearing, are confidential and all testimony given before the Commission is deemed a privileged communication. NO PARTICULAR FORM NEED BE USED WHEN FILING A COMPLAINT. THE ATTACHED FORM IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. YOU NEED NOT FILL IT OUT IF YOU DESIRE NOT TO AND MAY MAKE COMPLAINT BY SIMPLY SENDING A HANDWRITTEN LETTER TO THE COMMISSION OR ANY MEMBER THEREOF. <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 C O N F I D E N T I A L TO: Commission on Judicial Qualifications FROM:___________________________________________________________ DATE:___________________________________________________________ Please consider this form to be: (select one) _____ A complaint against a judge of the State of Nebras rkaegarding his or her acts, activities, or qualifications. _____ A reques that t the Commission consider the qualifications of a judge of the State of Nebraska. 1. Name of the Judge:_____________________________________________________ 2. Name of Court:________________________________________________________ 3. City:_________________________________________________________________ 4. Date of incident:________________________________________________________ 5. Time of incident________________________________________________________ (If not a specific incident, dates and times of the activity that cause the complaint or request.) 6. Location of incident: :_____________________________________________________ 7. The information you provide in this statement should be based on facts and not on personal conjecture. This complaint or request is being filed against Judge ___________________ because: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ (Attach additional pages if necessary.) 8. Please list all known witnesses names, addresses, and phone numbers: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ (Attach additional pages if necessary.) Dated this ________________ day of _____________________, _______. _____________________________________________________________________ Signature _____________________________________________________________________ Type or Print Full Name _____________________________________________________________________ Street Address _____________________________________________________________________ City State Zip Office Phone:_________________________ Home:_________________________ ANY OTHER PERSON DESIRING TO SIGN THIS COMPLAINT OR REQUEST SHOULD ATTACH A SIGNATURE BLOCK SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE FORMAT. <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4Please mail in an envelope marked CONFIDENTIAL to: Commission on Judicial Qualifications ATTN: Secretary Nebraska Supreme Court P.O. Box 98910 Lincoln, NE 68509 (402) 471-3730 The Commission on Judicial Qualifications shall fow llothe provisions of Nebraska Revised Statutes, Sections 24-715 through 24-728, in the disposition of this complaint or request. Click here to review Statutes on the Nebraska Legislatures homepage. 11/14/2003
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