Case Title: In Matter of Alsip

Citation: 499 N.E.2d 1102

Docket Number: 49S00-8605-JD-434

State: indiana

Court: Indiana Supreme Court

Date: 1986-11-14T00:00:00Z

Document:
499 N.E.2d 1102 (1986)
In the matter of the Honorable Thomas ALSIP.
No. 49S00-8605-JD-434.

Supreme Court of Indiana.
November 14, 1986.
Karl J. Stipher, Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis, James H. Ham, III, Baker, Daniels & Shoaff, Fort Wayne, for respondent.
Bruce A. Kotzan, Indianapolis, for Indiana Com'n on Judicial Qualifications.
PER CURIAM.
The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications (Commission) and the Respondent, the Honorable Thomas Alsip, have entered into and now tender for this Court's approval, a Statement of Circumstances and Conditional Agreement for Discipline. The agreement emanates from a "Notice of the Institution of Formal Proceedings  Statement of Charges" under the authority of Admission and Discipline Rule 25 and pursuant to I.C. 33-2.1-6-10.
On May 13, 1986, charges were filed by the Commission alleging that Respondent engaged in conduct which demonstrated a failure to comply with the law and conduct which did not promote public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary. In addition, this conduct in question was alleged to constitute conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice thereby bringing the judicial office into disrepute. See I.C. 33-2.1-6-4.
The facts in the present case are not in dispute and are summarized from the Conditional Agreement as follows:
By way of mitigation, the parties agree, and we find as follows:
From the above agreed and undisputed facts, we find that the Respondent engaged in the charged misconduct. He operated a motor vehicle while intoxicated, in violation of the law, the same being conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice thereby bringing Respondent's judicial office into disrepute. I.C. 33-2.1-6-4; CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT, CANON 2(A).
In light of the foregoing considerations and the findings of fact, including the agreed to mitigating matters, this Court concludes that the agreed discipline, a public censure, is appropriate.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Statement of Circumstances and Conditional Agreement for Discipline entered into by the parties is hereby approved; and accordingly the Respondent, the Honorable Thomas Alsip, is hereby PUBLICLY CENSURED for the conduct found herein.
Costs of this proceeding are assessed against Respondent.
All Justices concur, except SHEPARD, J., who would not approve the agreement, regarding it as inadequate.