Rule 20 - Recommended dispositionAt any time in the proceeding after service of the judge's response to a notice of investigation, but before issuance of a notice of formal proceedings, the Commission may serve a judge with a recommended disposition as set forth in Rule 35 or Rule 36(C) and (D). If, at the time of service of a recommended disposition, initial disclosures have not been served on the judge, then they shall be served with the recommended disposition.
A.Judge agrees. If the judge agrees to a recommended disposition, the Commission may require that the judge appear at the Commission's next regularly scheduled meeting to confirm the judge's understanding of, and consent to, the recommended disposition.B.Judge does not agree. If the judge does not agree to the recommended disposition, the Commission may proceed as otherwise authorized by these rules.N.M. Jud. Stand. Comm. R. 20
Approved, effective December 6, 1968; as amended, effective August 31, 1984; September 29, 1989; as amended, effective May 1, 2010; as amended, effective March 1, 2019.