Opinion ID: 1697650
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Heading: Prior Case Law on Point.

Text: ¶ 7. We find sanctions like the ones suggested by the Commission to be appropriate in cases with factually similar circumstances. In Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Brown, 761 So.2d 182 (Miss.2000), we held a public reprimand and a fine of $500 plus court costs were appropriate sanctions for a Winston County Justice Court judge's ex parte contacts with an arresting officer, an officer supervisor, and another judge concerning the DUI case of the justice court judge's son. We also held, in Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance v. Boykin, 763 So.2d 872 (Miss.2000), that a public reprimand and a monetary fine were suitable sanctions for the ticket-fixing of traffic tickets and holding ex parte communications with defendants by a justice court judge.