The commission on judicial performance may privately admonish a justice or judge found to have been engaged in improper action or a dereliction of duty affecting the administration of justice; subject to review in the supreme court; provided, however, that all appeals from private admonishments shall remain confidential.
Miss. Code Ann. § 9-19-11
Private admonishments
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Lewis (2002)
Most recently applied in 830 So. 2d 1138 - MISS. COMM. ON JUD. PERF. v. Lewis (August 2002)
Laws, 1979, ch. 511, § 4, eff from and after January 1, 1980.
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