ABOUT US
The Judicial Qualifications Commission was created by Constitutional Amendment in 1972, then reconstituted by Constitutional Amendment in 2016, to conduct investigations and hearings with respect to complaints of ethical misconduct by Georgia judges. The Commission is also authorized to issue Advisory Opinions regarding judicial misconduct.
ANNUAL REPORTS
The Commission publishes its annual report for the previous year in the first quarter of each calendar year. The annual report gives an overview of what the Commission did in the previous calendar year. The annual report includes major actions the Commission took, a statistical breakdown of the number and types of complaints that came in, how those complaints were handled, among other information.
Recent Actions
The Recent Actions section contains public filings in JQC matters, including Formal Charges, Reports of Disposition Pursuant to JQC Rule 11 (A), and various other Orders of the JQC Hearing Panel and the Supreme Court of Georgia. For further information and additional filings relevant to these cases and other JQC matters, please visit the Supreme Court of Georgia’s website at www.gasupreme.us.
News and Announcements
Courtney Veal selected as next JQC Director
The JQC is Accepting Applications for Director
Chairman Barr announces Director Chuck Boring’s Departure
Former US Congressman Bob Barr and Superior Court Judge Stacey Hydrick re-elected as Chairpersons of the Investigative Panel
Attorney Dax Lopez appointed to the Hearing Panel