The state Senate Ethics Committee has approved legislation that would make secret judicial disciplinary proceedings that are now open to the public, including tribunals in which the Judicial Qualifications Commission hears evidence that can lead to a judge’s expulsion from the bench.
The new secrecy clauses were among many changes the committee approved Tuesday in a 5-2 vote, when it substituted its own bill for one passed by the House. A House resolution (HR 1113) and a companion bill (HB 808) passed last month would abolish the JQC as an independent constitutional agency and give the General Assembly sole authority to re-create it and govern its operations.
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