The Judicial Inquiry Commission has considered your request for an advisory opinion
concerning: (1) whether a judge must recuse himself or herself from a case when a
party to the case files a complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Commission against the
judge with respect to the judge’s actions in the case; (2) whether a judge is obligated to
recuse when a litigant claims in a complaint filed with the Judicial Inquiry Commission
that the judge and others have conspired to damage the litigant’s reputation and have
disclosed confidential information to the media; and (3) whether a judge is disqualified
from hearing any further proceedings in the case because the judge filed an ethical
complaint against the attorney-litigant with the State Bar.