Opinion ID: 1770175
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Heading: alternatives of the judicial qualifications commission

Text: After making an investigation of charges brought against a judge, the Commission has four alternatives. [5] First, the Commission may reject the accusations made against the judge. Second, the Commission may issue a private reprimand. The third alternative open to the Commission is public censure. In this instance, the Commission removes the veil of privacy from the incidents under investigation and publicly announces its disapproval of the judge's misconduct by an order of public censure. Finally, upon the vote of at least five members, the Commission may recommend removal or retirement [6] by filing such recommendation in this court. [7] Such action does not of itself remove or retire the judge, but it is the necessary charge or accusation by which this court acquires jurisdiction of this final phase of the matter.