Judiciary. In the event the Council on Judicial Complaints finds that the complaint should be made the subject of proceedings before the Court on the Judiciary, it shall forward all papers concerning the same, together with its findings, to either the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice thereof, the Governor, the Attorney General, the Executive Secretary of the Oklahoma Bar Association, or the House of Representatives, who shall promptly file a petition invoking the jurisdiction of the trial division of the Court on the Judiciary in accordance with subsection (a) of Section 4 of Article 7-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma; provided, however, filing by the Executive Secretary of the Oklahoma Bar Association shall be at the direction of the majority of the members of the Executive Council or by resolution of the House of Delegates of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Thereafter, the matter shall proceed in accordance with the applicable constitutional provisions, statutes, and rules of the Court on the Judiciary. Added by Laws 1974, c. 251, § 9, emerg. eff. May 23, 1974. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 368, § 8, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 423, § 7, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999.
Notes of Decisions
Council on Jud. Complaints v. Maley, 607 P.2d 1180 (Okla. 1980).
· cites it 2× “[3] 20 O.S.Supp. 1979, § 1659, provides: In the event the Council finds that the complaint should be made the subject of proceedings before the Court on the Judiciary, it shall forward all papers concerning the same, together with its findings, to the Attorney General, who shall…”
In the Matter of the Disciplinary Proceedings Concerning Coleman, 2019 OK 77, 454 P.3d 1280.
· cites it 3× “¶4 This Court and the other officers and entities designated in Article 7-A, § 4 of the Oklahoma Constitution and in 20 O.S.2011, § 1659, are vested with discretionary authority to decide whether the judicial misconduct detailed in a report by the Council warrants proceedings…”
Haworth v. Court on the Judiciary, 684 P.2d 1217 (Okla. Ct. Jud. 1975).
· cites it 4× “Petitioner asserts, inter alia, that the petition invoking the jurisdiction of the Court on the Judiciary, Trial Division, was filed by the Attorney General on July 7, 1975, pursuant to the provisions of 20 O.S.Supp. 1974 § 1659, and that the Attorney General signed the petition…”
In re Complaint Against \Judge Anonymous\"", 590 P.2d 1181 (Okla. 1978).
“See: 20 O.S.Supp.1974, § 1659. The Council is powerless to suspend or remove a judge from office; neither can it impose any sanction upon any member of the judiciary.”
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