Alaska Jud. Conduct Comm'n R. 15

(a) Decision. A formal decision consists of the

commission determination of dismissal or recommendation for

discipline. The recommendation for discipline may include any

one or more of the sanctions provided for in AS 22.30.011(d).

Formal decisions are public documents.

(b) Minority Report and Distribution. If a member of

the commission dissents from the decision of the majority of

the commission, the dissenting member may submit a minority

report, which must accompany the majority report. The

minority report may be submitted to the chief justice of the

supreme court, the attorney general, and the chairs of the

senate and house judiciary committees, as provided in AS

22.30.068.

(c) Voting. Only a member who participated in the

matter, and who is present at the meeting or teleconference at

which commission action is taken on the matter, may vote on

the matter. Before the final decision is issued, votes may be

changed only during a meeting or teleconference with all

members who participated in the matter being present.

(d) Execution. The determination and recommendation

of the commission will be signed by the chair, or the chair’s

designee, and may be signed by other members, either concurring or dissenting in the determination or recommendation

(e) Witness Fees. All witnesses will receive fees and

expenses in the statutorily allowable amount. Expenses of

witnesses will be paid by the party calling them, unless the

physical or mental disability of the judge is in issue, when the

commission will reimburse the judge for the reasonable

expenses of witness testimony related to the disability.