The complainant has already previously filed this complaint.

20170019 - The complainant has already previously filed this complaint. The complainant alleges misconduct has occurred and is of the view that there are grounds for a mistrial and for potential disciplinary actions against the judge.

Council is not a court and cannot intervene in court matters nor can the Council attempt to change a judge’s decision. One of the key functions of a judge is to assess evidence and decide which to accept and which to reject. This falls within the discretion of the judge and does not constitute an issue of judicial conduct.

The mandate of the Council in matters of judicial conduct is to determine whether a recommendation should be made to the Minister of Justice, after a formal investigation that a judge be removed from office by Parliament. A disagreement with a judge’s decision should be raised before the courts by means of appeal. These are not grounds for removal.