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In re Hunter8/19/2002
nst Judge Hunter, this case was pending before the Fourth Circuit.
3. State v. Steve Banks and Jamar Rolling, CDC # 390-356. On March 9, 2000, April 26, 2000, and June 5, 2000, the Fourth Circuit ordered Judge Hunter to produce the transcript of the sentencing of Jamar Rolling. Judge Hunter eventually supplied the necessary transcript.
Subsection F of charge No. 0177 cites the extensive media coverage surrounding the administrative failures in Judge Hunter's court. The Commission alleged that the publicity caused members of the public to view negatively the judicial system in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court.
Subsection G of the charge relates to Judge Hunter's serving as her own minute clerk. The Commission alleges that during the period of time in which Judge Hunter performed the duties of the Section C minute clerk, the minute clerk's duties and responsibilities were performed in an inadequate and substandard manner.
Finally, in Subsection H of the charge, the Commission alleged that Judge Hunter's conduct violated Articles of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, namely: La. Const. art. I, § 19 (granting to defendants the right to judicial review), and La. Const. art. V, § 25(C) (prohibiting a judge from engaging in willful misconduct relating to a judge's official duty, and from engaging in persistent and public conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute). The Commission also alleged that Judge Hunter's conduct violated the Code of Judicial Conduct, namely: Canon 1 (a judge shall uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary); Canon 2A (a judge shall respect and comply with the law and act in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary); Canon 3A(1) (a judge shall be faithful to the law and maintain professional competence in it); Canon 3B(1) (a judge shall diligently discharge her administrative responsibilities and maintain professional competence in judicial administration); and Canon 3B(2) (a judge shall require her staff to observe the standards of fidelity and diligence that apply to the judge).
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