The Kentucky Supreme Court has affirmed the Judicial Conduct Commission’s ruling to remove Daviess County Family Court Judge Julie Gordon from office. The JCC ruling was issued in April, and Gordon filed an appeal to the Supreme Court in May.
Gordon did not respond to a request for comment by the time this article was published.
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The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the JCC ruling was published Thursday in a 47-page opinion written by Deputy Chief Justice Lisabeth T. Hughes.
“Judge Gordon appeals from the Commission’s Final Order, raising multiple claims of error. Finding no error warranting reversal of the Commission’s Final Order, we affirm,” Hughes wrote in the opening paragraph.
In the analysis portion of the opinion, Hughes wrote:
In her appeal, Judge Gordon raises several arguments regarding the applicability of Marsy’s Law, admissibility and sufficiency of the evidence, and whether removal was warranted. In proceedings before the Commission, charges must be proven by clear and convincing evidence. SCR 4.160. On appeal, we “must accept the findings and conclusions of the [C]ommission unless they are clearly erroneous; that is to say, unreasonable.”
The court addressed each of Gordon’s arguments thoroughly in the opinion issued. The opinion repeatedly states there is “clear and convincing evidence” to support much of the JCC’s findings.
The conclusion of Supreme Court opinion reads simply, “Based on the foregoing, the Judicial Conduct Commission’s Final Order is affirmed. All sitting. All concur.”
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