Doan

These are formal judicial disciplinary proceedings under section 18 of article VI of the California Constitution. Under former subdivision (c) thereof, the Commission on Judicial Performance (hereafter sometimes the Commission) has recommended that we remove from office Glenda Kraft Doan, a judge of the municipal court, for certain misconduct that “occurr[ed] not more than 6 years prior to the commencement of [her] current term”—specifically, “wilful misconduct in office,” “conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute,” and “persistent failure or inability to perform [her] duties.” Under rule 919(b) of the California Rules of Court, Doan has filed what we have deemed a petition for a writ of review, asking us to reject or modify the Commission’s recommendation.

I. Background

On January 27, 1994, after a preliminary investigation, the Commission filed a notice of formal proceedings against Doan. The notice recited that, between January 3, 1983, and June 29, 1992, Doan had been a judge of the Justice Court for the Corcoran Judicial District of Kings County, and that since June 29, 1992, she had been a judge of the…