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Friday, November 21, 2008
Ind. Courts - More on recommendation for Marion County Superior Court Judge Grant W. Hawkins removal
On Nov. 7 the ILB posted the 70-page "Master's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations to the Supreme Court."
Today the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications, by counsel, and with the Chief Justice and Commission member John Trimble not participating:
files its Response to the Masters' Report and its Recommendation.Access the Response here.1. The Commission concurs with the Report of the Masters, and asks the Court to adopt it in its entirety.
2. The Commission recommends to the Court that it remove Judge Grant W. Hawkins from office.
3. The Commission asks the Court to suspend Judge Hawkins immediately pursuant to Admission and Discipline Rule 25 V B, which provides, "A judicial officer shall be suspended with pay while there is pending before the Supreme Court a recommendation from the Commission... for the removal of the judicial officer."
WHEREFORE, the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications, by counsel, and with the Chief Justice and Commission member John Trimble not participating, having no objections to the Masters' Report and recommending removal from office, asks the Court to immediately suspend Judge Hawkins with pay pending the Court's decision. If the Court adopts the Masters' and the Commission's recommendations and issues an Order of removal, the Commission asks the Court, at that time, to find him permanently ineligible for judicial office and to assess against him all costs of this proceeding.
And here is the 19-page Memorandum in Support of Commission's Recommendation of Removal. (Warning - this is 8 MB)
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 21, 2008 04:39 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts