Court Opinion

ID: 9793913
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 02:55:07.863939+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:06:55.153430
License: Public Domain

*404CORCORAN, Justice,
specially concurring:
I concur in the judgment of the majority and also join in Justice Moeller’s special concurrence. I write separately, however, to express my concern over the fact that the misconduct underlying this matter occurred more than 4 years before any disciplinary action was initiated. The delay that occurred in this case, whatever the cause, is inexcusable. Because of the delay, Judge Goodfarb, whose conduct caused citizens to lose faith in his ability to judge, remained on the bench for years before the disciplinary system acted.
I believe that Arizona is entitled to the best judges it can get and keep, and that the public should and does demand and expect much from their judges in view of the vast power granted to them. The only way to assure that the public’s interests are being served is by fulfilling our responsibility for self-regulation. We are charged with the responsibility for regulating ourselves and we, lawyers and judges, must act in a timely fashion. When we allow the kind of delay that occurred in this case, we fail in our obligation to the public.