Alaska Jud. Conduct Comm'n R. 4

(a) Listed Duties. The commission will prescribe the

duties of the executive director, which include:

(1) considering information regarding judicial misconduct from all sources and receiving allegations and

complaints;

(2) making preliminary evaluations;

(3) screening complaints;

(4) conducting and supervising investigations;

(5) maintaining and preserving the commission’s records, including all complaints, files, and written dispositions;

(6) maintaining statistics concerning the operation of the

commission and making them available to the commission, the

court, and the public;

(7) preparing the commission’s budget for its approval

and administering its funds;

(8) employing and supervising other members of the

commission’s staff;

(9) preparing an annual report of the commission’s

activities;

(10) employing, with the approval of the commission,

office assistants, special counsel, private investigators, or other

experts, as necessary to investigate and process matters before

the commission and before the court;

(11) issuing subpoenas as directed by the commission;

(12) attending all meetings and hearings of the

commission, except for commission deliberations; and

(13) providing and publishing notice as required by these

rules.

(b) Other Duties. The executive director may perform

other law-related duties, such as the following:

(1) interpreting statutes and case law and providing legal

opinions to the commission related to its duties;

(2) preparing and filing court documents, as needed, on

behalf of the commission;

(3) negotiating appropriate discipline and fact stipulations subject to final approval of and direction by the

commission.