Report 2016-137 Recommendation 11 Responses
Report 2016-137: Commission on Judicial Performance: Weaknesses in Its Oversight Have Created Opportunities for Judicial Misconduct to Persist (Release Date: April 2019)
Recommendation #11 To: Commission on Judicial Performance
To improve its transparency and accessibility to the general public, by April 2020 CJP should update its website to include better resources for complainants, including examples of high-quality complaints that illustrate what CJP looks for when evaluating a complaint to decide if it will open an investigation.
1-Year Agency Response
CJP updated its website, as recommended.
- Completion Date: April 2020
- Response Date: April 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented
CJP has updated its website to include additional information on what should be included in complaints. It has also added fictitious examples of complaints that would warrant further inquiry, and could, if proven by clear and convincing evidence, result in a finding of judicial misconduct. The updated information can be found here: https://cjp.ca.gov/file_a_complaint/
6-Month Agency Response
The efforts to implement this recommendation are ongoing.
- Estimated Completion Date: April 2020
- Response Date: October 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
The efforts to implement this recommendation are ongoing.
- Estimated Completion Date: April 2020
- Response Date: June 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2016-137
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.