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SJC invites comments on proposed amendments to rules governing the Committee on Judicial Conduct and the consideration of reports of the Committee. Comments due by January 23, 2025.
Date: 1/9/2025
Proposed amendments to the order establishing the Committee on Judicial Conduct; proposed amendments to the rules of the Committee; and proposed adoption of rules governing judicial discipline proceedings
Comments must be filed by Thursday, January 23, 2025
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court invites comments on (1) proposed amendments to the order establishing the Committee on Judicial Conduct; (2) proposed amendments to the rules governing the Committee; and (3) the proposed adoption of rule provisions governing judicial disciplinary proceedings after the Committee files a report with the Court.
The proposals would be effective immediately upon adoption and would apply to pending matters. The proposals would, in addition to making technical and formal changes to the order and rules,
- clarify that a report of the Committee and all subsequent court filings and proceedings relating to the report are public; and
- establish procedures for the consideration of a report of the Committee, including requiring reports regarding a justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to be considered by a panel composed of the four most senior active justices of the Superior Court and the four most senior active judges of the District Court.
The proposed amendment is available at the links below.
Any comments must be filed with the Executive Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Comments may be in writing, mailed to the address below, or in an email sent to lawcourt.clerk@courts.maine.gov. If the comments are in an attachment to the email, the attachment must be a document in native (text-based and not scanned) portable document format (.pdf). The Clerk's Office will acknowledge receipt of the email via reply email.
All comments must contain (1) the name and mailing address of the individual submitting the comments and (2) the name, mailing address, and primary telephone number of the organization (if any) on whose behalf the comments are submitted. An individual need not be an attorney to submit comments individually or on behalf of an organization.
Comments are public documents and may be posted on the Courts website.
Dated: January 9, 2025
Matthew Pollack
Executive Clerk
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
205 Newbury Street Room 139
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 822-4146