The following is a list of the Judicial Misconduct Organizations in each state. These organizations investigate complaints of misconduct against judges.
In some states, these organizations also hold judicial misconduct hearings and make final decisions. In others, a second organization conducts the actual hearings. There are no fees charged by any of these organizations. ALABAMA Margaret Childers, Secretary Judicial Inquiry Commission 300 Dexter Ave. Montgomery AL 36104 (334) 242-4093 Fax: (334) 242-4017 Webpage: www.alalinc.net/jic E-mail: [email protected]ALASKA Marla Greenstein, Director Commission on Judicial Misconduct 310 K Street Suite 301 Anchorage AK 99501 (907) 272-1033 Fax: (907) 272-9309 Webpage: www.ajc.state.ak.us/ E-mail: [email protected]ARIZONA Keith Stott Jr, Director Commission on Judicial Misconduct 1501 W. Washington Street Suite 229 Phoenix AZ 85007 (602) 542-5200 Fax: (602) 542-5201 Webpage: www.supreme.state.az.us/cjc/ E-mail: [email protected]ARKANSAS Jas. Badami, Director Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission Tower Building - Suite # 1060 323 Center Street Little Rock AR 72201 (501) 682-1050 Fax: (501) 682-1049 E-mail: [email protected]CALIFORNIA Victoria B. Henley, Director Commission on Judicial Performance 455 Golden Gate Avenue Suite 14400 San Francisco CA 94102 (415) 557-1200 Fax: (415) 557-1266
COLORADO Richard Wehmhoefer, Director and Counsel Commission on Judicial Discipline 899 Losan Street Suite 307 Denver CO 80203 (303) 894-2110 Fax: (303) 894-2112
CONNECTICUT Donald B. Caldwell, Director Judicial Review Council 1 State Street Hartford CT 06103 (203) 549-1000 Fax: (203) 724-3926
DELAWARE Margaret Naylor, Administrator Court on the Judiciary P O Box 476 Dover DE 19903 (302) 739-4155 Fax: (302) 856-5365
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Cathaee J. Hudgins, Director Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure 515 Fifth Street N.W. Bldg. A Room 312 Washington D.C. 20001 (202) 727-1363 Fax: (202) 727-9718
FLORIDA Brooke Kennerly, Director Judicial Qualifications Commission Room 102 The Historic Capitol Tallahassee FL 32399-6000 (850) 488-1581 Fax: (850) 922-6781
GEORGIA Cheryl Fisher Custer, Director Judicial Qualifications Commission 77 East Crossville Road Suite 206 Roswell GA 30075-3085 (770) 587-5208 Fax: (770) 587-5422
HAWAII G. Y. Sekiya, Chairman Commission on Judicial Misconduct P O Box 2560 Honolulu HI 96804-2560 (808) 539-4790 Fax: (808) 539-4838
IDAHO Robert G. Hamlin Director Judicial Council P O Box 16488 Boise ID 83715 (208) 344-8474 Fax: (208) 344-8479 E-mail: [email protected]ILLINOIS Kathy D. Twine, Director and General Counsel Judicial Inquiry Board 222 North LaSalle St. 13th floor Chicago IL 60601 (312) 793-7869 Fax: (312) 793-7870 Webpage: www.state.il.us/jib/INDIANA Meg W. Babcock, Counsel Commission on Judicial Qualifications 115 W. Washington St. Suite 1080 Indianapolis IN 46204-3417 (317) 232-4706 Fax: (317) 233-6586 Webpage: www.ai.org/judiciary/admin/IOWA William O'Brien, Secretary Commission on Judicial Qualifications State Capitol Des Moines IA 50319 (515) 281-5241 Fax: (515) 242-6164
KANSAS Carol Green, Secretary Commission on Judicial Qualifications Kansas Judicial Center Room 374 301 S.W. 10th Avenue Topeka KS 66612-1507 (785) 296-3229 or (785) 842-3126 Fax: (785) 296-1028 Webpage: www.kscourts.org/KENTUCKY Jas. Lawson, Secretary Judicial Misconduct Commission P O Box 21868 Lexington KY 40522-1868 (606) 233-4128 (Fax: (606) 233-4128)
LOUISIANA Dr. Hugh M. Collins, High Commissioner Judiciary Misconduct Commission of Louisiana 400 Royal Street, Suite 1190 New Orleans LA 70130 (504) 310-2550 Fax: (504) 310-2587 Webpage: www.lasc.org/ E-mail: [email protected]MAINE Cabanne Howard, Director Committee on Judicial Irresponsibility and Disability P O Box 8058 Portland ME 04104-8058 (207) 780-4375
MARYLAND Steven Lemmey, Investigative Counsel Amy S. Scherr, Secretary Commission on Judicial Disabilities 100 Community Place Room 1.210 Crownsville MD 21032 (410) 514-7044 Fax: (410) 514-7098
MASSACHUSETTS B. M. Fauth, Director Commission on Judicial Misconduct 14 Beacon Street Suite 102 Boston MA 02108 (617) 725-8050 Fax: (617) 248-9938
MICHIGAN Allan Sobel, Secretary Judicial Tenure Commission 211 West Fort Street Suite 1410 Detroit MI 48226 (313) 256-9104 Fax: (313) 256-9042
MINNESOTA David Paul, Secretary Board on Judicial Standards 2025 Centre Pointe Blvd. Suite 420 Mendota Heights MN 55120 (651) 296-3999 Fax: (651) 688-1865 Webpage: www.state.mn.us/ E-mail: [email protected]MISSISSIPPI Brantley Luther III, Director Commission on Unacceptable Judicial Performance P O Box 22527 146 East Amite Street Jackson MS 39225-2527 (601) 359-1273 Fax: (601) 354-6277 E-mail: [email protected]MISSOURI Jas. M. Smith, Administrator and Counsel Commission on Judicial Removal and Discipline 2190 S. Mason Road Suite 201 St. Louis MO 63131 (314) 966-1007 Fax: (314) 966-0076 E-mail: [email protected]MONTANA Sharon Parrish, Chairperson Judicial Standards Commission Room 315 Justice Building 215 North Sanders Helena MT 59620-3002 (406) 444-2608 Fax: (406) 444-3274
NEBRASKA Jos. Steele, Secretary Commission on Absence of Judicial Qualifications State Court Administrator 1220 State Capitol P O Box 98910 Lincoln NE 68509 (402) 471-3730 Fax: (402) 471-2197
NEVADA Hon. Leonard Gang, Director Commission on Judicial Discipline P O Box 48 Carson City NV 89702 (775) 687-4017 Fax: (775) 687-3607 Webpage: www.state.nv.us/judicial/ E-mail: [email protected]NEW HAMPSHIRE Howard Zibel, Secretary Committee on Judicial Misconduct P O Box 1476 Concord NH 03301-1476 (603) 271-2646 Fax: (603) 271-6630
NEW JERSEY Patrick Monahan, Counsel Commission on Judicial Misconduct Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex 7th Floor North Wing C. N. 037 Trenton NJ 08625 (609) 292-2552 Fax: (609) 292-6848
NEW MEXICO Peg Holguin, Chief Counsel Randall D. Roybal, Deputy Director Judicial Standards Commission P O Box 1012 Albuquerque NM 87103-1012 (505) 841-9438 (Fax: (505) 841-9438)
NEW YORK 1) Iain Hotchkiss, Administrator Commission on Judicial Misconduct 801 Second Avenue New York NY 10017 (212) 949-8860 Fax: (212) 949-8864 2) Commission on Judicial Misconduct 38-40 State Street Albany NY 12207 (518) 474-5617 Fax: (518) 486-1850 Webpage: www.scjc.state.ny.us/ E-mail: [email protected]NORTH CAROLINA Deborah Carrington, Secretary Judicial Standards Commission P O Box 1122 Raleigh NC 27602 (919) 733-2690
NORTH DAKOTA Paul Jacobson, Chief Counsel Judicial Misconduct Commission P O Box 2297 515 1/2 East Broadway Suite 101 Bismarck ND 58502 (701) 328-3926 Fax: (701) 328-3924
OHIO (4) 1. Albert Bell, General Counsel Ohio State Bar Association P O Box 16562 Columbus OH 43216-6562 (614) 487-2050 Fax: (614) 487-1008 Webpage: w.ohiobar.org/ E-mail: [email protected]2. Jonathan Couglan, Disciplinary Counsel Office of Disciplinary Counsel The Supreme Court of Ohio 175 South Third Street Suite 280 Columbus OH 43215-5196 (614) 461-0256 Fax: (614) 461-7205
3. Jonathan Marshall, Secretary Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline 41 South High Street Suite 3370 Columbus OH 43215-3461 (614) 644-5800 Fax: (614) 644-5804
4. Ruth Bope Dangel, Staff Attorney Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline 41 South High Street Suite 3370 Columbus OH 43215-3461 (614) 644-5800 Fax: (614) 644-5804
OKLAHOMA Sheila Sewell, Secretary Council on Judicial Complaints P O Box 588 Vinita OK 74301 (918) 256-7511 Fax: (918) 256-3187 E-mail: [email protected]OREGON Pamela Stebbeds Knowles, Director Commission on Judicial Disability 2835 N.E. Broadway Portland OR 97232 (503) 284-4636 Fax: (503) 284-4668 E-mail: [email protected]PENNSYLVANIA Kenneth W. Finnell, Chief Investigator Judicial Conduct Board P O Box 1106 Harrisburg PA 17108-1106 (800) 525-8261 Fax: (412) 220-0262 E-mail: [email protected]RHODE ISLAND (2) 1. Judge Alice Gibney, Chairperson Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline Licht Judicial Complex 250 Benefit Street Providence RI 02903 Webpage: www.courts.state.ri.us/supreme/2. Joan Grenga, Secretary Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline Fogarty Judicial Complex 24 Weybosset Street Room 115 Providence, RI 02903-2825 (401) 277-1188 Fax: (401) 277-1493
SOUTH CAROLINA Carol Fulton, Administrative Assistant Commission on Judicial Misconduct P O Box 11549 Columbia SC 29211 (803) 734-3660
SOUTH DAKOTA Commission on Judicial Misconduct Hon. Lee Anderson 200 E. 4th Ave. Mitchell SD 57301
TENNESSEE (3) 1) Cecil Crowson, Administrator Court of the Judiciary 100 Supreme Court Building 7th and Charlotte Nashville TN 37243-0606 (615) 741-2681 Fax: (615) 532-8757
2) Jerry Scott, Disciplinary Counsel John Kea, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel Court of the Judiciary P O Box 1216 Murfeesboro TN 37133-1216 (615) 904-1600 Fax: (615) 904-1605 E-mail: [email protected] 3) Hon. Frank Crawford, Presiding Judge 1414 White Station Tower 5050 Poplar Ave. Memphis TN 38157 (901) 537-2983
TEXAS Margaret Reaves, Director Texas Commission on Judicial Misconduct P O Box 12265 Capitol Station Austin TX 78711 (512) 463-5533 Fax: (512) 463-0511
UTAH Steven Stewart, Director Judicial Misconduct Commission 645 South 200 East # 104 Salt Lake City UT 84111 (801) 533-3200 Fax: (801) 533-3208
VERMONT David Gibson, Chairperson Judicial Conduct Board P O Box 1767 Brattleboro VT 05302-1767
VIRGINIA Donald Kent, Chief Counsel Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission P O Box 367 Richmond VA 23218-0367 (804) 786-6636 Fax: (804) 371-0650 Webpage: www.courts.state.va.us/WASHINGTON David Akana, Director Commission on Judicial Misconduct P O Box 1817 EW-14 Olympia WA 98507 (360) 753-4585 Fax: (360) 586-2918 Webpage: w.cjc.state.wa.us/ E-mail: [email protected]WEST VIRGINIA Chas. Garten, Counsel Nancy Black, Secretary Judicial Investigation Commission P O Box 876 Keyser WV 26726 (802) 788-5749
WISCONSIN Jas. Alexander, Director Judicial Commission 110 East Main Street Suite 606 Madison WI 53703-3328 (608) 266-7637 Fax: (608) 266-8647 E-mail: [email protected]WYOMING Carol Collins, Administrative Staff Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics P O Box 1585 Cheyenne WY 82003 (307) 778-7792 Fax: (307) 778-7792 E-mail: [email protected]