The Mississippi Supreme Court denied the request from the Commission on Judicial Performance to reconsider its decision to suspend Madison County Justice Court Judge Bill Weisenberger without pay. The Court suspended him with pay in March but the Commission sought to reverse the ruling.
Here is the key phrase of the ruling:
(the) Commission on Judicial Performance has yet to conduct a formal hearing on this matter during which Judge Weisenberger can defend himself against the Commission's complaint.The Court made it clear it would not suspend the judge without pay unless his due process rights were protected.
4 comments:
the Judicial Performance Commission is inept. why don't they just give the wayward judge a speedy hearing and be done with it one way or another.
How about we stop allowing high school grads from running for these positions?
Im of the opinion that if he's not on the bench working, he should not be paid until this dog and pony show is over and done.
I've known the man for 35+ years and we're friends....BUT....I don't give a damn if he's an elected official or not, he should not be paid if he's not on the bench earning the pay and the benefits that go along with it including health insurance and state PERS.
8:51; If he had voluntarily taken a leave of absence, and had exhausted whatever leave he had, if any, he would not be paid. But, that's not the case. He didn't volunteer for this period of imposed down-time. If he had, fine, but he should not suffer a loss of income due to the imposition of this penalty by other parties.
By the same token, I think it's unconstitutional for the constabulary to remove one's driving privilege before he has been convicted of an offense.
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