In Re Newman’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Respondent's conduct reflects discredit on him and the Indiana judicial system. It goes without saying that a trial court judge is duty-bound to carry out the orders of a reviewing appellate tribunal. That duty is at its highest when an appellate remand order affects the substantial rights and interests of a party under the trial court's control. When a trial court judge fails in this duty, the appellate relief secured by the party evaporates. [The defendant] can never regain the time and freedom that the Court of Appeals' opinion granted him. A public reprimand is a blemish on a sitting judge's reputation, adversely affecting the public's evaluation of the judge's performance in office. It is not the severest sanction we could impose, and we would have been inclined to impose a harsher penalty had there not been an agreement with the Commission. Because Respondent has (albeit belatedly) accepted responsibility for his actions, has apologized to [the defendant] and his family specifically and to the judicial community generally, and has agreed to accept, with the Commission's consent, a public cengure in lieu of a further proceedings, we accept the parties' Conditional Agreement for Discipline.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. In Re Hawkins

2. “A public reprimand is a significant blemish on a sitting judge's reputation, adversely affecting the public's evaluation of the judge's performance in office.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. In the Matter of the Honorable Ryan D. Johanningsmeier, Judge of the Knox Superior Court 2