The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline (Commission) was created by constitutional amendment on November 2, 1976 and charged with the responsibility of investigating allegations of misconduct, violations of the code of judicial conduct, or disability of judges. The seven-member Commission receives and investigates complaints against full-time and part-time judges, judicial officers and aspirants to judicial office. For a time, the Commission's proceedings were governed by administrative and procedural rules of the Nevada Supreme Court. However, on February 21, 2003, the Nevada Supreme Court repealed Part VII of its rules and the Commission has since adopted its own procedural rules to govern its proceedings. Constitutional Authority: Nevada Constitution, Art. 6, Section 21.
The Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics (Standing Committee) was created in 1998 by Supreme Court Rule to resolve ethical disputes arising in the course of campaigns for judicial office. It also provides judges and aspirants to judicial office advisory opinions regarding ethical matters that may arise in the ordinary course of judicial service or in the elective or appointment process. In 2011, the Nevada Supreme Court repealed a section of the rule and eliminated the need for the Standing Committee to resolve ethical disputes arising in the course of campaigns for judicial office. The Standing Committee continues to consider opinion requests regarding ethical matters that may arise in the ordinary course of judicial service or in the elective or appointment process. The Standing Committee also assists the Nevada Supreme Court by studying and recommending additions to, amendments to, or repeal of provisions of the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct or other laws governing the conduct of judges and judicial candidates. Statutory Authority: NRS 1.425 to 1.4695, inclusive. Rule Authority: Nevada Supreme Court's Inherent Power to Make Rules.