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Contact Information

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Address:

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Email:

After you submit this complaint, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your complaint at whatever email address you provide. You are not required to provide an email address, but if you do not, you will not receive any confirmation that the CJC has received your complaint. Do not reply to the confirmation email. The system will reject any email sent to the confirmation email address. This office will not otherwise correspond with you by email regarding your complaint. All other communication will be by phone or regular mail.

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Complaint Information

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Name of Judge:(Required)

Please provide both the first and last name of the judge against whom you wish to file a complaint. Please note that a separate complaint must be filed for each judge against whom you may wish to file a complaint.

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Name of Court(s):

Please provide the name of any court at issue in your complaint.

Date(s) of Alleged Misconduct or Disability:

Please provide the date(s) on which you are alleging the judge engaged in misconduct or had a disability affecting his or her ability to properly perform judicial duties.

Date(s) of Alleged Misconduct or Disability:

Any Additional Date(s) of Alleged Misconduct or Disability:

Case Name(s):

Please provide the name(s) of any case(s) at issue in your complaint. Examples: Commonwealth v. John Doe; John Doe v. Mary Doe.

Docket Number(s):

Please provide the docket number(s) of any court case(s) at issue in your complaint.

Attorney Name(s):

Please provide the name(s) of any attorney(s) involved with any court case(s) at issue in your complaint.

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Attorney Name(s):

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Attorney Name(s):

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Summary of Complaint:(Required)

Please describe exactly what a judge did that you believe constitutes judicial misconduct or disability. Unless you are alleging a conspiracy between judges, please do not include any claims of misconduct against any judge other than the judge you are filing a complaint against. Please provide as many specific details as possible. The below text box expands and will accept a complaint of any length. However, please do not include any sensitive personal information. This includes, but is not limited to, social security numbers, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers.

Has an Appeal Been Filed:

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Attachments:

If you wish, you may attach court documents and other supporting documentation to your complaint. Please do not rely on attachments to explain your allegations. You can only attach Adobe PDF files and Microsoft Word documents to your complaint. The maximum total size for all documents you attach must be less than 50 MB.

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Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Electronic Signature Agreement

By selecting the "I Agree" box below and entering your first and last name, you are signing this complaint electronically. You agree that your electronic signature is the legal equivalent of your manual signature. By selecting "I Agree," you also acknowledge your understanding that this complaint and any other communication to or from the Commission on Judicial Conduct must remain confidential to the extent required by M.G.L. c. 211C, sec. 6 and Commission Rule 5 and that once this form is submitted to the CJC for review, it cannot be withdrawn. If you have any questions, please contact the CJC's office at 617-725-8050 before submitting this complaint.

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Please fill in your first and last name to indicate your agreement with the above Electronic Signature Agreement.

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