SB1088 Summary

• Removes the quarterly reporting requirement for the Council on Judicial Complaints to provide reports to legislative leaders on the number of complaints filed, dismissed, and referred for disciplinary action.

• Authorizes the Council to employ or retain an attorney by contract with the Office of the Attorney General or other counsel.

• Requires the Council to maintain a public docket of all complaints with final dispositions, searchable on the Council's website within 30 days, containing identification numbers, nature of litigation, primary subject, and legal basis for disposition without identifying complainant or judge (except for non-private reprimand recommendations).

• Mandates an annual report by February 28 to legislative leaders, Governor, and Supreme Court Chief Justice, posted publicly and searchable, including statistical data on complaints received, dismissed, pending, and referred for discipline with specified detail levels based on recommendation type.

• Establishes November 1, 2025 as the effective date.