FAULK'S BILL WOULD ESTABLISH NEW JUDGES DISCIPLINARY BOARD

Friday, February 3, 2012
by Roger Epperson

A BILL BY A HAWKINS COUNTY LAWMAKER WOULD ESTABLISH A NEW DISCIPLINARY BOARD FOR JUDGES. SENATE BILL 2671, SPONSORED BY STATE SENATOR MIKE FAULK, A CHURCH HILL REPUBLICAN, ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE CRITICISMS AGAINST THE CURRENT BOARD REGARDING THE DISCIPLINE OF JUDGES AND IS ONE OF SEVERAL BILLS PENDING IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR DEALING WITH THE COURTS. ACCORDING TO FAULK, THE PURPOSE OF HIS BILL WOULD BE TO PUT INTO FORCE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S OBLIGATION UNDER THE STATE CONSTITUTION WHERE IT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES FOR THE REMOVAL OF JUDGES FOR MISCONDUCT.