Courts: Commission on Judicial Performance.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill includes provisions related to vehicle accidents which are unrelated to the Commission on Judicial Performance and were removed from the summary.

Courts: Commission on Judicial Performance

AB-2456 allows courts in California to post information provided by the Commission on Judicial Performance about its mission, complaint process, and ethical violations on their websites.

What This Bill Does

• Allows courts to display online information prepared by the Commission on Judicial Performance that explains its mission, how to file complaints, and what constitutes a violation of the Code of Judicial Ethics.

Who It Names or Affects

• Courts in California
• People who want to learn about filing complaints or ethical violations related to judges

Terms To Know

Commission on Judicial Performance

A group that can take action against judges for misconduct or health issues.

Code of Judicial Ethics

Rules that tell judges how to behave properly in their jobs.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what kind of information must be displayed on the websites.
• It only states the intent for future laws about vehicle accidents, but does not create any new rules now.

Official Summary Text

AB 2456, as amended, Harabedian.
Vehicles: vehicle accidents.
Courts: Commission on Judicial Performance.
The California Constitution establishes the Commission on Judicial Performance and authorizes the commission to disqualify, suspend, retire, or censure a judge for specified acts of misconduct or for disability that seriously interferes with the performance of the judge’s duties or that is, or is likely to become, permanent. The California Constitution requires the commission to make rules for the investigation of judges and authorizes the commission to provide for the confidentiality of complaints to, and investigations by, the commission. Existing statutory law also governs procedures for the conduct of these investigations. Existing law requires state and local departments and their employees to cooperate with the commission in an investigation conducted by the commission.
This bill would authorize courts to display on their public internet website information that the Commission on Judicial Performance prepares and provides that clearly and concisely presents the Commission on Judicial Performance’s mission, its process for submitting a complaint, and information about what constitutes a violation of the Code of Judicial Ethics.
Existing law imposes specified requirements, including requirements related to accident reports, on the driver of a vehicle involved in an an accident resulting in injury or death, as provided.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation related to vehicle accidents.

Current Bill Text

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