Make a legal complain of misconduct by state court judges

State Judicial Conduct Organizations 

SummaryBelow is a list the organizations from each state established to investigate allegations of misconduct by state court judges.

Alabama
Margaret Childers, Executive Secretary
Judicial Inquiry Commission
Post Office Box 303400
Montgomery, AL 36130-3400
(334) 242-4089
FAX (334) 353-4043
www.alalinc.net/jic
e-mail jic@alalinc.net

 

 

John H. Wilkerson, Jr., Secretary
Court of the Judiciary
300 Dexter Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 242-4093
FAX (334) 242-4017

 

 

Alaska
Marla N. Greenstein, Executive Director
Commission on Judicial Conduct
1029 West 3rd Avenue, Suite 550
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 272-1033
FAX (907) 272-9309
www.ajc.state.ak.us/CONDUCT.htm
e-mail 103176.2012@compuserve.com

 

 

Arizona
E. Keith Stott, Jr., Executive Director
Commission on Judicial Conduct
1501 W. Washington Street, Suite 229
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-5200
FAX (602) 542-5201
www.supreme.state.az.us/cjc/
e-mail cjc@supreme.sp.state.az.us

 

 

Arkansas
James Badami, Executive Director
Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission
Tower Building – Suite # 1060
323 Center Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-1050
FAX (501) 682-1049
www.state.ar.us/jddc
e-mail jddc@mail.state.ar.us

 

 

California
Victoria B. Henley, Director-Chief Counsel
Commission on Judicial Performance
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 14400
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-1200
FAX (415) 557-1266
http://cjp.ca.gov.

 

 

Colorado
Richard Wehmhoefer, Executive Director and General Counsel
Commission on Judicial Discipline
899 Logan Street, Suite 307
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 894-2110
FAX (303) 894-2112

 

 

Connecticut
Donald B. Caldwell, Executive Director
Judicial Review Council
505 Hudson Street, Room 116
P.O. Box 260099
Hartford, CT 06126-0099
(860) 566-5424
FAX (860) 566-6617

Richard F. Banbury, Executive Director
Council on Probate Judicial Conduct
1 State Street
Hartford, CT 06103
(203) 549-1000
FAX (203) 724-3921

 

 

Delaware
Margaret L. Naylor, Clerk
Court on the Judiciary
P.O. Box 476
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 739-4155
FAX (302) 856-5365

 

District of Columbia
Cathaee J. Hudgins, Executive Director
Commission on Judicial Disabilities & Tenure
515 Fifth Street, NW, Building A, Room 312
Washington, DC  20001
(202) 727-1363
FAX (202) 727-9718

 

 

Florida
Brooke S. Kennerly, Executive Director
Judicial Qualifications Commission
1110 Thomasville Road
Tallahassee, FL  32303-6224
(850) 488-1581
FAX (850) 922-6781

Thomas C. MacDonald, Jr., General Counsel
Cook Bell & McDonald Mediation Group
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2100
Tampa, FL  33602
(904) 488-1581

 

 

Georgia
Cheryl Fisher Custer, Director
Judicial Qualifications Commission
8206 Hacelbrand
Suite C
Covington, GA 30014
(770) 784-3189
FAX (770) 784-2454

 

 

Hawaii
Aileen Momohara, Administrative Assistant
Commission on Judicial Conduct
426 Queen Street, Room 106
Honolulu, HI 96813-1924
(808) 539-4790
FAX (808) 539-4756

 

 

Idaho
Robert G. Hamlin, Executive Director
Judicial Council
P.O. Box 9495
Boise, ID 83707
(208) 334-5213
FAX (208) 383-9516
e-mail ijc@ijc.state.id.us

 

 

Illinois
Kathy D. Twine, Executive Director & General Counsel
Judicial Inquiry Board
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 14-500
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-5554
FAX (312) 814-5719
www.state.il.us/jib/

Joseph A. Schillaci, Acting Secretary
Illinois Courts Commission
222 North LaSalle St., 13th floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 793-7869
FAX (312) 793-7870

 

 

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
www.in.gov/judiciary/admin/judqual

 

 

Iowa
William O’Brien, Executive Secretary
Commission on Judicial Qualifications
State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5241
FAX (515) 242-6164

 

 

Kansas
Carol G. Green, Secretary
Commission on Judicial Qualifications
Kansas Judicial Center, Room 374
301 S.W. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1507
(785) 296-3229
FAX (785) 296-1028
www.kscourts.org/ctruls/judruls.htm

Edward G. Collister, Jr., Examiner
Commission on Judicial Qualifications
3311 Clinton Parkway Court
Lawrence, KS 66047
(785) 842-3126

 

 

Kentucky
James D. Lawson, Executive Secretary
Judicial Conduct Commission
P.O. Box 21868
Lexington, KY 40522-1868
(853) 233-4128
(FAX is the same)

 

 

Louisiana
Dr. Hugh M. Collins, Chief Executive Officer
Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
301 Loyola Avenue, Room 109
New Orleans, LA 70112-1887
(504) 568-5747
FAX (504) 568-5687
www.lasc.org/lajao/jcomm.html

Nancy E. Rix, Commission Legal Counsel
Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
301 Loyola Avenue, Room 109
New Orleans, LA 70112-1887
(504) 568-7699
FAX (504) 568-5687

Steven Scheckman, Special Counsel
Mary Whitney, Assistant Special Counsel
Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
601 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 568-8299
FAX (504) 599-1360
e-mail osc@lajao.org

 

 

Maine
Cabanne Howard, Executive Secretary and Counsel
Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability
P.O. Box 8058
Portland, ME 04104-8058
(207) 780-4375
FAX (207) 780-4239

 

 

Maryland
Steven P. Lemmey, Investigative Counsel
Amy S. Scherr, Executive Secretary
Commission on Judicial Disabilities
100 Community Place, Room 1.210
Crownsville, MD  21032
(410) 514-7044
FAX (410) 514-7098

 

 

Massachusetts
Gillian E. Pearson, Executive Director
Commission on Judicial Conduct
14 Beacon Street, Suite 102
Boston, MA  02108
(617) 725-8050
FAX (617) 248-9938
www.mass.gov/cjc

 

 

Michigan
Paul J. Fischer, Executive Director
Judicial Tenure Commission
3034 West Grand Boulevard, Suite 8-450
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 875-5110
FAX (313) 875-5154
jtc.courts.mi.gov

 

 

Minnesota
David Paull, Executive Secretary
Board on Judicial Standards
2025 Centre Pointe Blvd.
Suite 420
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
(651) 296-3999
FAX (651) 688-1865
www.bjs.state.mn.us
e-mail judicial.standards@state.mn.us

 

 

Mississippi
Luther T. Brantley, III, Executive Director
Commission on Judicial Performance
P.O. Box 22527
146 East Amite Street
Jackson, MS 39225-2527
(601) 359-1273
FAX (601) 354-6277
www.judperf.state.ms.us
e-mail brantley@judperf.state.ms.us

 

Missouri
James M. Smith, Administrator & Counsel
Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline
2190 S. Mason Road, Suite 201
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 966-1007
FAX (314) 966-0076
e-mail jsmith@ocsa.state.mo.us

 

Montana
Sharon Parrish, Executive Secretary
Judicial Standards Commission
Room 315, Justice Building
215 North Sanders
Helena, MT 59620-3002
(406) 444-2608
FAX (406) 444-3274

 

Nebraska
Joseph C. Steele, Secretary
Commission on Judicial Qualifications
State Court Administrator
1220 State Capitol
P.O. Box 98910
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-3730
FAX (402) 471-2197

 

Nevada
David F. Sarnowski, General Counsel and Executive Director
Commission on Judicial Discipline
P.O. Box 48
Carson City, NV 89702
(775) 687-4017
FAX (775) 687-3607
www.judicial.state.nv.us
e-mail ncdinfo@judicial.state.nv.us

 

New Hampshire
Anthony A. McManus, Executive Secretary
Committee on Judicial Conduct
Frank Rowe Kenison Supreme Court Building
Post Office Box 1476
Concord, NH  03301-1476
(603) 271-2646
FAX (603) 271-6630

 

New Jersey
Patrick J. Monahan, Jr., Counsel
Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct
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 A. Holguin, Executive Director and Chief Counsel
Randall D. Roybal, Deputy Director and Chief Staff Attorney
Judicial Standards Commission
Post Office Box 1012
Albuquerque, NM  87103-1012
(505) 841-9438
(FAX is the same)
www.fscll.org/JSC/main.htm

 

New York
Gerald Stern, Administrator
Commission on Judicial Conduct
801 Second Avenue
New York, NY  10017
(212) 949-8860
FAX (212) 949-8864
www.scjc.state.ny.us/
e-mail scjcny@nysnet.net

 

North Carolina
Deborah R. Carrington, Executive Secretary
Judicial Standards Commission
P.O. Box 1122
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 733-2690
FAX (919) 715-4703

 

North Dakota
Paul W. Jacobson, Staff Counsel
Judicial Conduct Commission
P.O. Box 2297
515 1/2 East Broadway, Suite 101
Bismarck, ND 58502
(701) 328-3926
FAX (701) 328-3924

 

Ohio
Eugene Whetgal, General Counsel
Ohio State Bar Association
P.O. Box 16562
Columbus, OH 43216-6562
(614) 487-2050
FAX (614) 487-1008
www.ohiobar.org/
e-mail osba@ohiobar.org

 

Jonathan Coughlan, 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
email coughlaj@sconet.state.oh.us

 

Jonathan W. 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
www.sconet.state.oh.us/boc

 

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
Eric Mitts, Administrative Director
Council on Judicial Complaints
c/o Oklahoma Bar Association
1901 N. Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 522-4800
FAX (405) 522-4752
email emitts@mhs.oklaosf.state.ok.us

 

J. Duke Logan, General Counsel
Council on Judicial Complaints
P.O. Box 588
Vinita, OK 74301
(918) 256-7511
FAX (918) 256-3187

 

Oregon
Susan D. Isaacs, Executive Director
Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability
10700 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway
Suite 357
Beaverton, OR 97005
(503) 626-6776
FAX (503) 626-6787
e-mail judfit@worldstaf.com

 

Pennsylvania
Joseph Massa, Jr., Chief  Counsel
Judicial Conduct Board
225 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 234-7911
FAX (717) 234-9307

 

Henry B. FitzPatrick, Jr., Counsel
Wanda Sweigart, Court Administrator
Court of Judicial Discipline
200 North Third Street
Post Office Box 1106
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1106
(717) 772-3771
FAX (717) 772-3774
www.cjdpa.org

 

Rhode Island
Judge Alice B. Gibney, Chair
Commission on Judicial Tenure & Discipline
Licht Judicial Complex
250 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
www.courts.state.ri.us/supreme/jtd/defaultjtd.htm

 

Joan D. Grenga, Secretary
Commission on Judicial Tenure & Discipline
Fogarty Judicial Complex
24 Weybosset Street, Room 115
Providence, RI 02903-2825
(401) 222-1188
FAX (401) 222-1493

 

South Carolina
Bettie B. Jackson, Administrative Assistant
The Commission on Judicial Conduct
1015 Sumter Street, Suite 111
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-1965
FAX (803) 734-1964

 

Nathan Kaminski, Jr., Legal Counsel
Senior Assistant Attorney General
P.O. Box 11549
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-3660

 

South Dakota
Judge Lee D. Anderson
200 E. 4th Ave.
Mitchell, SD 57301

 

Tennessee
Cecil Crowson, Clerk
Court of the Judiciary
100 Supreme Court Building
7th and Charlotte
Nashville, TN 37243-0606
(615) 741-2681
FAX (615) 532-8757

 

Jerry Scott, Disciplinary Counsel
John Kea, Deputy Disciplinary Counsel
Court of the Judiciary
Scott & Kea
P.O. Box 1216
Murfeesboro, TN 37133-1216
(615) 904-1600
FAX (615) 904-1605
e-mail: jscott05@coun.com

 

W. Frank Crawford, Presiding Judge
1414 White Station Tower
5050 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38157
(901) 537-2983

 

Texas
Margaret J. Reaves, Executive Director
State Commission on Judicial Conduct
P.O. Box 12265, Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5533
FAX (512) 463-0511

 

Utah
Colin Winchester, Executive Director
Judicial Conduct Commission
645 South, 200 East, # 104
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 533-3200
FAX (801) 533-3208
http://www.utahbar.org/ljc/html/judicial_conduct_commission.html
colin.winchester@utahbar.org

 

Vermont
Christopher L. Davis, Chair
Judicial Conduct Board
P.O. Box 721
Burlington, VT 05402-0721
(802) 864-0217

 

Virginia
Donald R. Curry, Counsel
Kenneth Montero, Assistant Counsel
Judicial Inquiry & Review Commission
P.O. Box 367
Richmond, VA 23218-0367
(804) 786-6636
FAX (804) 371-0650
www.courts.state.va.us/

 

Washington
David Akana, Executive Director
Commission on Judicial Conduct
P.O. Box 1817
Olympia, WA 98507
(360) 753-4585
FAX (360) 586-2918
www.cjc.state.wa.us/
e-mail cjc@cjc.state.wa.us

 

West Virginia
Charles R. Garten, Counsel
Nancy Black, Executive Secretary
Judicial Investigation Commission
P.O. Box 1629
Charleston, WV 25326-1629
(304) 558-0169
FAX (304) 558-0831
www.state.wv.us/wvsca/JIC/cover.htm

 

Daniel Staggers, Counsel
Judicial Hearing Board
P.O. Box 876
Keyser, WV 26726
(802) 788-5749

 

Wisconsin
James C. Alexander, Executive Director
Judicial Commission
110 East Main Street, Suite 606
Madison, WI 53703-3328
(608) 266-7637
FAX (608) 266-8647
www.courts.state.wi.us/judcom/
e-mail judcom@courts.state.wi.us

 

Wyoming
Carol A. Collins, Administrative Assistant
Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics
P.O. Box 2645
Cheyenne, WY 82003
(307) 778-7799
FAX (307) 778-8689