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Chapter. Chapter 4. Crimes Against the Person. Article 1. Homicide. § 18.2-30. Murder and manslaughter declared felonies. Any person who commits aggravated murder, murder of the first degree, murder of the second degree, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter, is guilty of a felony.
email. § 18.2-60. Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family; threats of death or bodily injury to persons on school property; threats of death or bodily injury to health care providers; penalty. (2023 updated section) A. 1. Any person who knowingly communicates, in a writing, including an electronically transmitted ...
- What Is The Commission?
- What Types of Complaints Does The Commission Investigate?
- What Are The Limits of The Commission's Authority?
- How Is A Complaint filed?
- What Happens When You File A Complaint?
- Are Commission Matters Confidential?
- What Measures May Be taken?
The Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission was created by the Constitution of Virginia to investigate charges of judicial misconduct or serious mental or physical disability. The Commission has seven members consisting of three judges, two lawyers, and two citizens who are not lawyers. The members are elected by the Virginia General Assembly for fo...
The Commission investigates complaints of judicial misconduct or serious mental or physical disability that interfere with a judge's duties. Misconduct includes, but is not limited to: 1. allowing family, social or other relationships to influence judgment 2. failing to maintain proper courtroom decorum 3. failing to be patient, dignified and court...
The Commission investigates complaints against judges only, not lawyers, magistrates, or court personnel. The Commission does not investigate matters of judicial discretion, such as the rulings and decisions of the judge. The Commission does not investigate complaints related to pending cases, unless there is a complaint of undue delay. Other compl...
All complaints must be in writing, addressed to the Commission, and signed by the complainant. The writer should include the name of the judge, a detailed description of the alleged misconduct or disability, the names of any witnesses, and the writer's address and telephone number. The Commission does not accept fax or email complaints.
Upon the receipt of a written complaint, the matter will be reviewed by the Commission staff. If the complaint alleges conduct that the Commission is authorized to consider, an investigation will commence. During the investigation, the complainant may be interviewed by a member of the Commission staff. Ordinarily, the judge is not notified of compl...
All Commission matters are confidential unless the Commission files a formal complaint against the judge in the Supreme Court of Virginia or, pursuant to statute, reports information to the General Assembly when the judge is being considered for re-election.
The Commission may consider a complaint informally or it may conduct a formal hearing. If the Commission determines there has been no ethics violation, the complaint will be dismissed. If it is determined that there may have been an ethics violation, the Commission may handle the matter informally by some form of counseling with the judge. If the C...
All correspondencemust be sent to: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. P.O. Box 367 Richmond, Virginia 23218-0367. Phone - (804) 786-6636. Members and Counsel. Canons of Judicial Conduct for the State of Virginia. These Canons, which govern the conduct and actions of all justices and judges of the Commonwealth, retired judges and members ...
Jan 1, 2020 · B. Any person who orally makes a threat to kill or to do bodily injury to (i) any employee of any elementary, middle or secondary school, while on a school bus, on school property or at a school-sponsored activity or (ii) any health care provider as defined in § 8.01-581.1 who is engaged in the performance of his duties in a hospital as defined in § 18.2-57 or in an emergency room on the ...
Feb 5, 1975 · How to Kill a Judge: Directed by Damiano Damiani. With Franco Nero, Françoise Fabian, Pierluigi Aprà, Giancarlo Badessi. A filmmaker's popular movie about a corrupt judge who is killed by the Mafia seemingly foretells the murder of a magistrate who orders the film's seizure.
2. A judge pro tempore is a person who is appointed pursuant to §§ 17.1-109, 17.1-110, and 17.1-111 of the Code of Virginia to act temporarily as a judge. (a) While acting as such, a judge pro tempore is required to comply with the Canons as they apply to the case that is pending before him or her. Compliance with the Canons is not
