LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal civil rights lawsuit by an Arkansas Circuit Court judge against the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission and the commission director has been dismissed.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon ruled that Judge L.T. Simes (SIMS) has no pursuable claim because the Arkansas Supreme Court twice refused to remove Simes from the bench — despite the commission's recommendations.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/TSTZVG ) that Simes — who is black — claimed that the commission and Executive Director David Stewart treated him differently from white judges.
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Federal judge dismisses Arkansas judge's lawsuit
I think judicial discipline is mostly controlled by politics.
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