Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission v. Honorable — Baker, J., Concurring in Part and Dissenting…

Summary

Justice Baker concurs that Judge Simes lacked notice of allegations outside the referral but dissents from the conclusion that he violated the Code of Judicial Conduct on the remaining allegations. She would hold that Rule 11 permits a court to impose sanctions on its own initiative, that any procedural error was not sufficient to establish judicial misconduct, and that the record supported Judge Simes's factual findings. Because this is a separate opinion, it contains no controlling holding.