JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATORS
Where to file--with no fee--STATE Judge
Unethical Misconduct Complaints.
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: alalinc.net/jic
E-mail: jic@alalinc.net
ALASKA
Marla Greenstein, Director
Commission on Judicial Misconduct
310 K Street Suite 301
Anchorage AK 99501
(907) 272-1033
Fax: (907) 272-9309
Webpage: ajc.state.ak.us/
E-mail: 103176.2012@compuserve.com
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: supreme.state.az.us/cjc/
E-mail: jddc@mail.state.ar.us
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: jddc@mail.state.ar.us
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
HAWAI'I
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: ijc@cyberhighway.net
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: 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: 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: kscourts.org/
KENTUCKY
Jas. Lawson, Secretary
Judicial Misconduct Commission
P O Box 21868
Lexington KY 40522-1868
(606) 233-4128
(Fax: is the same)
LOUISIANA
Dr. Hugh M. Collins, High Commissioner
Judiciary Misconduct Commission of Louisiana
301 Loyola Avenue Room 109
New Orleans LA 70112-1887
(504) 568-5747
Fax: (504) 568-5687
Webpage: lasc.org/
E-mail: osc@lajao.org
MAINE
Cabanne Howard, Director
Committee on Judicial Irresponsibility and Disability
P O Box 8058
Portland ME 04104-8058
(207) 780-4775
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: state.mn.us/
E-mail: judicial.standards@state.mn.us
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: brantley@judperf.state.ms.us
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: jsmith@ocsa.mo.us
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: state.nv.us/judicial/
E-mail: judcom@govmail.state.nv.us
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: is the same)
NEW YORK
Iain Hotchkiss, Administrator
Commission on Judicial Misconduct
801 Second Avenue
New York NY 10017
(212) 949-8860
Fax: (212) 949-8864
--Or
Commission on Judicial Misconduct
38-40 State Street
Albany NY 12207
(518) 474-5617
Fax: (518) 486-1850
Webpage: scjc.state.ny.us/
E-mail: scjcny@nysnet.net
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: ohiobar.org/
E-mail: osba@ohiobar.org
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: ssewell@mhs.oklaosf.state.ok.us
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: 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
RHODE ISLAND (2)
1. Judge Alice Gibney, Chairperson
Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline
Licht Judicial Complex
250 Benefit Street
Providence RI 02903
Webpage: 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: : jscott05@coun.com
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: 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: cjc.state.wa.us/
E-mail: cjc@cjc.state.wa.us
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: judcom@courts.state.wi.us
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: wyjsc@worldnet.att.net
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