Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission v. Robin Carroll, Circuit Judge

Summary

The court granted the Commission's expedited petition but increased Judge Carroll's recommended suspension from ninety days, with thirty days held in abeyance, to eighteen months without pay, with six months held in abeyance. Applying de novo review and considering the pattern, duration, official nature, and institutional impact of the misconduct, the court found the recommended sanction insufficient. The court also imposed remedial measures, including monitoring, judicial-ethics and docket-management training, and assessment and compliance through JLAP.