M. John Steensland, Jr. v. Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission

Summary

The court affirmed the public censure and prohibition against future judicial service imposed on a retired judge for misconduct committed while he was in office. It held that the judicial disciplinary bodies retained jurisdiction because the complaints and investigation began before his retirement, and that the condonation argument did not warrant reversal because the judgment rested on conduct during his final term and any use of earlier conduct was invited as pattern-and-practice evidence. No separate opinions were included.