In Re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct

FOR PUBLICATION

JUDICIAL COUNCIL

OF THE NINTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-90080

IN RE COMPLAINT OF

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT ORDER

Filed October 8, 2024

ORDER

MURGUIA, Chief Judge:

Complainant, an attorney, has filed a complaint of judicial misconduct against a district judge. Review of this complaint is governed by the Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Proceedings (“Judicial-Conduct Rules”), the federal statutes addressing judicial conduct and disability, 28 U.S.C. § 351 et seq., and relevant prior decisions of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Council. In accordance with these authorities, the names of the complainant and the subject judge shall not be disclosed in this order. See Judicial-Conduct Rule 11(g)(2). The Judicial Conduct and Disability Act provides a remedy if a federal judge “has engaged in conduct IN RE COMPLAINT OF JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts.” 28 U.S.C. § 351(a). A chief judge may dismiss a complaint if, following review, he or she finds it is not cognizable under the statute, is directly related to the merits of a decision or procedural ruling, or…