Opinion ID: 2276843
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: SCR 4.020(2) is Inapplicable to the Misconduct in this Case.

Text: Finding Judge Gormley clearly erred on the law is only the first half of the analysis. [21] Judge Gormley, citing SCR 4.020(2), asserts that she made the decision in good faith and cannot be subject to the Commission's jurisdiction for good faith, but erroneous, decisions. To err is human. Our present Kentucky Constitution, Section 115, recognizes that a judge may err by providing most judgments are subject to at least one appeal. A party that believes the judge erred has the right to appellate review to seek a change in the judgment that is judicial review. If the judge erred, the judgment can be corrected. Incompetent judges can be eliminated at the ballot box. [22]