Discipline a Judge

Discipline an Judge

Every state has a way of disciplining judges whose behavior is unprofessional or unethical. It all starts with a complaint. Some states have websites giving complete information about how to file that complaint. Some of the websites even have forms you can print out and send in. Other states have an address you can send a letter to, detailing your complaint. These complaints can have a serious impact on the career of a bad judge. Select your state to begin:

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	Arkansas 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: jddc@mail.state.ar.us

	Colorado Director and Counsel Commission on Judicial Discipline 899 Losan Street Suite 307 Denver CO 80203 (303) 894-2110 Fax: (303) 894-2112

	Connecticut Director Judicial Review Council 1 State Street Hartford CT 06103 (203) 549-1000 Fax: (203) 724-3926

	Delaware Administrator Court on the Judiciary P O Box 476 Dover DE 19903 (302) 739-4155 Fax: (302) 856-5365


	Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission 1110 Thomasville Road Tallahassee, FL 32303 (850) 488-1581
	Georgia Director Judicial Qualifications Commission 8206 Hazelbrand Rd Suite C Covington, GA 30014 (770) 784-3189 Fax: (770) 784-2454
	Hawaii Chairman Commission on Judicial Misconduct P O Box 2560 Honolulu HI 96804-2560 (808) 539-4790 Fax: (808) 539-4838
	Idaho Director Judicial Council P O Box 16488 Boise ID 83715 (208) 344-8474 Fax: (208) 344-8479 E-mail: ijc@cyberhighway.net

	Illinois Counsel Commission on Judicial Qualifications 115 W. Washington St. Suite 1080 Indianapolis IN 46204-3417 (317) 232-4706 Fax: (317) 233-6586 Webpage: ai.org/judiciary/admin/
	Indiana Counsel Commission on Judicial Qualifications 115 W. Washington St. Suite 1080 Indianapolis IN 46204-3417 (317) 232-4706 Fax: (317) 233-6586
	Iowa William O'Brien, Secretary Commission on Judicial Qualifications State Capitol Des Moines IA 50319 (515) 281-5241 Fax: (515) 242-6164
	Kansas 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
	Kentucky Secretary Judicial Misconduct Commission P O Box 21868 Lexington KY 40522-1868 (606) 233-4128 (Fax: is the same)
	Louisiana High Commissioner Judiciary Misconduct Commission of Louisiana 301 Loyola Avenue Room 109 New Orleans LA 70112-1887 (504) 568-5747 Fax: (504) 568-5687 E-mail: osc@lajao.org
	MAINE Director Committee on Judicial Irresponsibility and Disability P O Box 8058 Portland ME 04104-8058 (207) 780-4775
	MIchigan Secretary Judicial Tenure Commission 211 West Fort Street Suite 1410 Detroit MI 48226 (313) 256-9104 Fax: (313) 256-9042

	MISSISSIPPI 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: brantley@judperf.state.ms.us

	Montana Chairperson Judicial Standards Commission Room 315 Justice Building 215 North Sanders Helena MT 59620-3002 (406) 444-2608 Fax: (406) 444-3274
	Nebraska 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 Director Commission on Judicial Discipline P O Box 48 Carson City NV 89702 (775) 687-4017 Fax: (775) 687-3607 E-mail: judcom@govmail.state.nv.us
	New Hampshire Committee on Judicial Misconduct P O Box 1476 Concord NH 03301-1476 (603) 271-2646 Fax: (603) 271-6630
	New Jersey 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

	North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission P O Box 1122 Raleigh NC 27602 (919) 733-2690
	North Dakota 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
	Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints P O Box 588 Vinita OK 74301 (918) 256-7511 Fax: (918) 256-3187 E-mail: ssewell@mhs.oklaosf.state.ok.us
	Oregon Director Commission on Judicial Disability 2835 N.E. Broadway Portland OR 97232 (503) 284-4636 Fax: (503) 284-4668 E-mail: judfit@worldstaf.com
	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: lsmith@external.court.state.pa.us
	South Dakota Commission on Judicial Misconduct 200 E. 4th Ave. Mitchell SD 57301

	Tennessee Court of the Judiciary 100 Supreme Court Building 7th and Charlotte Nashville TN 37243-0606 (615) 741-2681 Fax: (615) 532-8757
	Utah Judicial Misconduct Commission 645 South 200 East # 104 Salt Lake City UT 84111 (801) 533-3200 Fax: (801) 533-3208
	Wisconsin Judicial Commission 110 East Main Street Suite 606 Madison WI 53703-3328 (608) 266-7637 Fax: (608) 266-8647 E-mail: judcom@courts.state.wi.us