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Branch Certification Commission hears rising complaints, approves settlements and orders a revocation
Summary
At its Feb. 6 meeting the Branch Certification Commission heard staff reports about rising complaint volumes and process-server misconduct, adopted multiple agreed settlements and administrative dismissals, and approved a motion seeking permanent revocation in a process-server false-return case.
The Branch Certification Commission met Feb. 6 and approved multiple disciplinary settlements and administrative dismissals while debating tougher sanctions for process servers accused of filing false returns. The meeting opened at 10:00 a.m.; Judge Harlan, the presiding judge, led the session and announced that long-serving court reporter advisory board member Kim Bridal is retiring and that he will step down at the May meeting after being asked by the Supreme Court to join the Judicial Conduct Commission.
Staff briefed the commission on a rising docket of complaints. Mister Morgan told commissioners the office received 82 complaints between the start of the fiscal year in September 2025 and the end of the…
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