Arkansas Code Annotated
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-10-406 (2020)
Immunity from suit
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Members of the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission, referees, commission counsel, and staff shall be absolutely immune from suit for all conduct in the course of their official duties.
History. Acts 1989, No. 637, § 8.
Case Notes
Cited: Judicial Discipline & Disability Comm'n v. Digby, 302 Ark. 333, 789 S.W.2d 731 (1990); Comm'n on Judicial Discipline & Disability v. Digby, 303 Ark. 24, 792 S.W.2d 594 (1990).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1990–1990 · leading case: Cundiff v. Crider, 792 S.W.2d 604 (Ark. 1990).
Cundiff v. Crider, 792 S.W.2d 604 (Ark. 1990). “An example of immunity from suit is found in Ark. Code Ann. § 16-10-406 (Supp. 1989), which provides: “Members of the commission, referees, commission counsel and staff shall be absolutely immune from suit .”
Comm'n on Jud. Discipline & Disability v. Digby, 792 S.W.2d 594 (Ark. 1990). “Badami’s clear statutory immunity provided by Ark. Code Ann. §16-10-406 (Supp. 1989) will not pose a problem in the circuit court.”
Com'n on Jud. Disc. & Disability v. Digby, 792 S.W.2d 594 (Ark. 1990). “We hold that, to the extent this is a suit against the commission, seeking only a declaration whether the commission, acting through its director, has acted in violation of Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure of the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission,…”
Jud. Discipline & Disability Comm'n v. Digby, 789 S.W.2d 731 (Ark. 1990). “I can see no basis on which Ark. Code Ann. § 16-10-406 (Supp. 1989) can be rationally interpreted as bestowing immunity from suit on the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission and its Director the purpose of which is to determine simply whether the commission is…”
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