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Judicial Misconduct Complaints

Congress has created a procedure that permits any person to file a complaint in the courts about the behavior of federal judges-but not about the decisions federal judges make in deciding cases. Below is a link to the rules that explain what may be complained about, who may be complained about, where to file a complaint, and how the complaint will be processed.

There is also a link to the form we suggest that you use.

The great majority of complaints in recent years have been dismissed because they simply do not comply with the law. Section 352(b) of Title 28 of the United States Code states that complaints may be dismissed if they allege claims that do not constitute misconduct or claims that lack sufficient evidentiary support to raise a reasonable inference that misconduct has occurred. The most common examples of non-meritorious complaints are

  1. allegations that the judge is biased because he or she ruled against the complainant;
  2. similarly, allegations that the judge's ruling is legally or factually wrong and therefore he or she must have another (and improper) motive for ruling against the complainant; and
  3. unsupported claims of conspiracy grounded on criticism of the judge's rulings.

If you are a litigant in a case and believe the judge made a wrong decision-even a very wrong decision-you may not use this procedure to complain about the decision. Errors of law are correctable by an appeal, not a misconduct claim; an attorney can explain the appeal rights you have as a litigant to seek review of a judicial decision.

Download as PDF Judicial Misconduct Complaint Rules
Download as PDF Judicial Misconduct Complaint Form
Posted on March 11, 2008
 
   
Decisions  
May 27, 2009
Decision in case number 10-09-90006 & 10-09-90007  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-09-90015 & 10-09-90016  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
May 21, 2009
Decision in case number 10-08-90104  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
May 11, 2009
Decision in case number 10-09-90018  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-09-90019 - 10-09-90021  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-09-90022  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-09-90023  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-09-90024  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
April 6, 2009
Decision in case number 10-08-90100  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-09-90001 through 10-09-90004  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-09-90008 & 10-09-90009  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-09-90013  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-09-90014  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-09-90015 & 10-09-90016  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
March 6, 2009
Decision in case number 10-09-90010 & 10-09-90011  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-09-90001 through 10-09-90004  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-09-90005  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
February 23, 2009
Decision in case number 10-09-90006 & 10-09-90007  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-09-90008 & 10-09-90009  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
February 17, 2009
Decision in case number 10-08-90106  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
February 9, 2009
Decision in case number 10-08-90101 through 10-08-90103  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-08-90104  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
December 31, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90080 through 10-08-90083  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-08-90085  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90087  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90091  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90094 & 10-08-90095  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
December 18, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90088  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
December 15, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90100  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
December 11, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90101 through 10-08-90103  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
November 11, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90084  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-08-90091  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90092  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90093  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90094 & 10-08-90095  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90096 & 10-08-90097  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90098  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90099  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
November 2, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90044 through 10-08-90047  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-08-90048  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90049 through 10-08-90071  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
October 30, 2008
Decision in case number 2007-10-372-36, 2007-10-372-45, 10-08-90089 & 10-08-90090  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-06  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
October 29, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-02  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
October 28, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-06  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
October 22, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90086  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
October 20, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90075 through 10-08-90077  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-08-90078  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90079  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90080 through 10-08-90083  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90085  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90087  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90073  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
August 18, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90044 through 10-0890047  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-08-90049 through 10-08-90071  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90048  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90072 and 10-08-90074  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
August 4, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90027 & 10-08-90039  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-08-90029 through 10-08-90037  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90040 through 10-08-90041  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90042  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
July 15, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90028  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-13  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-17  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-18 through 2008-10-372-24  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
June 24, 2008
Decision in case number 10-08-90027 & 10-08-90039  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 10-08-90028  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90029 through 10-08-90037  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90038  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90040 through 10-08-90041  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90042  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 10-08-90043  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
June 23, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-15  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-11  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-14  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-16  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
June 3, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-09  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-14  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-15  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-16  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-17  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-18 through 2008-10-372-24  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-26  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
May 19, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-25  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
May 8, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-13  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
April 30, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-11  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
April 29, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-07  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-08  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-10  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-12  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
April 14, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-03  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
April 2, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-09  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
March 14, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-08  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-10  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
March 10, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-06  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-07  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
February 21, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-03  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
February 19, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-04  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-05  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format  
January 30, 2008
Decision in case number 2008-10-372-01  Click here to download the decision for this case in PDF format
 
 
 
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