The Commission on Judicial Conduct shall consist of nine members as follows: three persons who are justices or judges of state courts, elected by the justices and judges of the state courts; three members who have practiced law in this state for 10 years, appointed by the governor from nominations made by the governing body […]
(a) The commission shall on its own motion or on receipt of a written complaint inquire into an allegation that a judge (1) has been convicted of a crime punishable as a felony under state or federal law or convicted of a crime that involves moral turpitude under state or federal law; (2) suffers from […]
The term of office for a commission member is four years.
The commission may employ officers, assistants, and other employees that it considers necessary for the performance of the duties and exercise of the powers conferred upon the commission; it may arrange for and compensate medical and other experts and reporters, may arrange for the attendance of witnesses, including witnesses not subject to subpoena, and may […]
Each member of the commission shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as provided by AS 39.20.180, but may not receive compensation for services.
The commission shall be responsible for preparing and presenting to the legislature its proposed annual budgets.
An act of the commission is not valid unless concurred in by a majority of the members serving on the commission at the time the act is taken.
(a) The commission shall adopt rules implementing this chapter and providing for confidentiality of proceedings. (b) All proceedings, records, files, and reports of the commission are confidential and disclosure may not be made except (1) upon waiver in writing by the judge at any stage of the proceedings; (2) if the subject matter or the […]
(a) The commission may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take the testimony of any person under oath, and require the production for examination of documents or records relating to its inquiry under AS 22.30.011. (b) In the course of an inquiry under AS 22.30.011 into judicial misconduct or the disability of a judge, the commission may […]
A member of the commission who believes that the commission failed to impose an appropriate disciplinary measure after a hearing under AS 22.30.011(b) may submit a report recommending a different disciplinary measure. The report shall accompany the majority report and may be submitted by the member to the chief justice of the supreme court, the […]
(a) A judge is disqualified from acting as a judge, without loss of salary, while there is pending (1) an indictment or an information charging the judge in the United States with a crime punishable as a felony under Alaska or federal law, or (2) a recommendation to the supreme court by the commission for […]
In this chapter, (1) “commission” means the Commission on Judicial Conduct provided for in § 10, art. IV, Constitution of the State of Alaska and this chapter; (2) “judge” means a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of appeals, a judge of the superior court, or a judge of the district […]
