Opinion
Opinion delivered December 23, 1996
Administrative Order Number 3, subsection (2)(C), is amended by substituting the following new language:
C. Willful noncompliance with the provisions of the order shall constitute grounds for discipline under the provisions of Canon 3 B (8) of the Arkansas Code of Judicial Conduct. Any judge whose quarterly report is not received by the 15th of the month following the end of the previous quarter (i.e., January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15) will be automatically referred to the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission for possible discipline.
Subsection (3)(C) is amended by changing the Canon reference from 3 A (5) to 3 B (8).
The reference in the first sentence of subsections (2)(C) and (3)(C) was changed from Canon 3 A (5) to Canon 3 B (8) to correspond with changes in the 1972 Model Code Of Judicial Conduct occurring with the adoption of the 1990 Model Code as amended by the per curiam order of this Court on July 5, 1993.
The addition of the second sentence in subsection (2)(C) with respect to the late filing of quarterly reports shall become effective with the reports due March 31, 1997, which must be filed no later than April 15, 1997.