In the Matter of the Honorable Geoff L. Robison, Judge of the New Haven City Court, Respondent.

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court dismissed the disciplinary proceeding as moot after the respondent resigned as municipal judge, the city court was closed, and he agreed not to seek future judicial service. The Court explained that continued litigation would waste judicial resources, but it used the opinion to clarify that municipal courts may not administer infraction-deferral programs, use a prosecutor's signature stamp, or dismiss deferral cases sua sponte. Because the matter was dismissed without a hearing or finding of misconduct, the Court assessed no costs.