Opinion ID: 1788403
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Alison Brown

Text: ¶ 9. Alison Brown became upset that she couldn't get any results from the justice court. She learned that no warrant was issued after the second incidence of violence against her and that the case against Michael was remanded. In July 2003, she filed a complaint against Judge Brown with the Commission. Sometime during the following October, Judge Brown contacted Alison and insisted she drop the charges she filed against him. Alison refused, telling Judge Brown she believed he abused his power as a judge to help his son. When asked how Judge Brown responded to her refusal to drop the charges, Alison testified, He told me that if I came after his job that he was coming after mine. ¶ 10. As a result of Alison's complaint, the Commission filed a formal Complaint against Judge Brown, charging him with judicial misconduct constituting willful misconduct in office and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice which brings the judicial office into disrepute, in violation of Section 177A of the Mississippi Constitution. ¶ 11. Finding Judge Brown violated Canons 1, 2 A, 2 B, 3 B(1), 3 B(2), 3 B(3), 3 B(7), 3 B(8), 3 C(1), 3 C(2), 4 A, and 4 D(1) of the Code of Judicial Conduct, the Commission recommended that he be removed from the office of Justice Court Judge, District Three, Rankin County, Mississippi and assessed costs of [the] proceeding in the sum of $1,336.79. Judge Brown appeals.