17-5-302 - Judicial offenses.
17-5-302. Judicial offenses.
Offenses of which the court may take cognizance shall include the following:
(1) Willful misconduct relating to the official duties of the office;
(2) Willful or persistent failure to perform the duties of the office;
(3) Violation of the code of judicial conduct as set out in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 10;
(4) The commission of any act constituting a violation of so much of the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct as set out in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 8 as is applicable to judges;
(5) A persistent pattern of intemperate, irresponsible or injudicious conduct;
(6) A persistent pattern of discourtesy to litigants, witnesses, jurors, court personnel or lawyers;
(7) A persistent pattern of delay in disposing of pending litigation; and
(8) Any other conduct calculated to bring the judiciary into public disrepute or to adversely affect the administration of justice.
[Acts 1979, ch. 356, § 12 T.C.A., § 17-812; Acts 2003, ch. 112, § 1.]