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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Ind. Decisions - Costs assessed in Hawkins/Broyles disciplinary cases
Updating earlier ILB entries, the Indianapolis Star reports today:
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered a Marion Superior Court judge and a former appointed master commissioner to pay nearly $18,000 in costs for their disciplinary proceedings.The disciplinary actions arose from the court's mishandling of an order setting aside a man's rape conviction, delaying his release from prison for a year or longer.
Judge Grant Hawkins, who finished serving a 60-day unpaid suspension in May, must pay about $10,500 to cover his share of the fees and expenses for the inquiry, according to an order issued Friday.
The rest, about $7,400, was assessed to retired Master Commissioner Nancy L. Broyles. She had handled the case in question and agreed never to serve in a judicial capacity again.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 26, 2009 04:35 PM
Posted to Ind. Sup.Ct. Decisions