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Judicial
Misconduct & Disability
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 you must use.
Almost all complaints
in recent years have been dismissed because they do not
follow the law about such complaints. The law says that
complaints about judges' decisions and complaints with no
evidence to support them must be dismissed.
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. An attorney can explain the
rights you have as a litigant to seek review of a judicial
decision.
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