SB 62 — Revises provisions relating to the Commission on Judicial Discipline. (BDR 1-437)

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62–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (ON BEHALF OF THE N EVADA SUPREME C OURT ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 16, 2022 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the Commission on Judicial Discipline.

(BDR 1-437) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Under existing law, the Commission on Judicial Discipline has exclusive jurisdiction over the public censure, removal, involuntary retirement and other discipline of judges.

(NRS 1.440) This bill clarifies that if a judge is licensed to disciplinarypractice actionlaw forin actsthis orState: omissions that occurred before the date on which the judge entered upon the duties of office;

and(1) (2) the CommissionState Bar of Nevada has jurisdiction over thedisciplinary publicaction censure,for removal,acts involuntary retirement and other discipline imposed as a result of an act or omissionomissions that occursoccurred onbefore and after the date on which the judge entersentered upon the duties of office.office;

and (2) the Commission has jurisdiction imposed as a result of an act or omission that occurs on and after the date on which the judge enters upon the duties of office.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

SectionSections 1.1 and 2.

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[The] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the public censure, removal, involuntary retirement and other discipline of judges which - *SB62_R1* – 2 – is coextensive with its jurisdiction over justices of the Supreme Court and must be exercised in the same manner and under the same rules.

interlocutory3. action or appeal, filed in connection with anyn, an proceeding of the Commission must be filed in the Supreme Court.

Any such complaint or actionaction, filedincluding, inwithout alimitation, courtan otherinterlocutory thanaction theor Supremeappeal, Courtfiled shallin beconnection presumedwith toany beproceeding frivolousof andthe intendedCommission solelymust forbe thefiled purposesin ofthe delay.Supreme Court.

Any such complaint or action filed in a court other than the Supreme - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – purposes of delay.sumed to be frivolous and intended solely for the [3.] 4.

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