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Saturday, October 01, 2005

Ind. Courts - Pfaff responds to judicial commission

The Elkhart Truth reports today:

Judge Benjamin Pfaff has responded to a judicial commission's recommendation to the Indiana Supreme Court that he be removed from office, his attorney said Friday.

Pfaff's Elkhart attorney, Steve Bowers, said the written response had been sent by certified mail, meeting the deadline for the filing.

Bowers declined to comment on the judge's response to the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications' recommendation that Pfaff be removed from the Superior Court 1 bench because of his part in a gun-toting incident nearly two years ago. * * *

Meg Babcock of the commission that made the recommendation to the High Court said Pfaff's response wasn't on file as of late afternoon Friday.

The commission could take up to 20 days to address Pfaff's response.

By late October, all of the information will be in the hands of the court, which can take as long as it likes to make a final ruling on the case.

See also the 9/10/05 ILB entry, re Pfaff's suspension with pay.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 1, 2005 12:12 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts