Report 2016-137 Recommendation Responses
Report 2016-137: Commission on Judicial Performance: Weaknesses in Its Oversight Have Created Opportunities for Judicial Misconduct to Persist (Release Date: April 2019)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To better ensure that those who observe or experience judicial misconduct realize that they can report it to CJP, the Legislature should require that all courthouses publicly display information that CJP prepares and provides that clearly and concisely presents CJP's mission, its process for submitting a complaint, and the definition of judicial misconduct.
Description of Legislative Action
As of April 25, 2022, the Legislature has not taken any action in the 2021-22 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
AB 1842 (Salas, 2020) would have required CJP to:
1) Establish and implement a procedure to permit the electronic filing of complaints against judges on or before January 1, 2022.
2) Prepare and submit to each courthouse an informational bulletin describing CJP's mission, the procedure for filing a complaint with the commission, and the definition of judicial misconduct.
3) Ensure that the informational bulletin is publicly displayed at each courthouse.
4) Report to the Legislature on or before May 1 of each year, until the requirements of the bill have been completed, regarding, among other things, its progress in implementing these requirements and in purchasing and implementing a new electronic case management system.
This bill was substantially amended to address a different subject matter.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of April 25, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
AB 1842 (Salas, 2020) would have required CJP to:
1) Establish and implement a procedure to permit the electronic filing of complaints against judges on or before January 1, 2022.
2) Prepare and submit to each courthouse an informational bulletin describing CJP's mission, the procedure for filing a complaint with the commission, and the definition of judicial misconduct.
3) Ensure that the informational bulletin is publicly displayed at each courthouse.
4) Report to the Legislature on or before May 1 of each year, until the requirements of the bill have been completed, regarding, among other things, its progress in implementing these requirements and in purchasing and implementing a new electronic case management system.
This bill was substantially amended to address a different subject.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
AB 1842 (Salas) was introduced on January 6, 2020, and would require CJP to:
1) Establish and implement a procedure to permit the electronic filing of complaints against judges on or before January 1, 2022.
2) Prepare and submit to each courthouse an informational bulletin describing CJP's mission, the procedure for filing a complaint with the commission, and the definition of judicial misconduct.
3) Ensure that the informational bulletin is publicly displayed at each courthouse.
4) Report to the Legislature on or before May 1 of each year, until the requirements of the bill have been completed, regarding, among other things, its progress in implementing these requirements and in purchasing and implementing a new electronic case management system.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken action during the 2019 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: October 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: July 2019