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Chief Justice says ombudsman set up stalled; judicial branch has launched alternative supports
Summary
Chief Justice told the Joint Budget Committee that the independent judicial discipline ombudsman called for in last year’s law has not been stood up because the statutorily‑created selection board has not met; while the independent office remains inactive, the judicial branch has rolled out internal workplace improvements, including anonymous reporting.
Chief Justice and the State Court Administrator appeared before the Joint Budget Committee to explain the status of the newly created judicial discipline ombudsman office and to outline related judicial branch comeback requests.
Chief Justice told the committee that House Bill 23‑1205 created an independent office of the judicial discipline ombudsman with a selection board and separate oversight from the judicial branch by design. She said the selection board was appointed in late 2023 or early 2024 but has not met, and the statutory deadline for appointing an ombuds passed more than a year earlier. Because the law places selection…
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