N.J. Admin. Code § 1:31-3.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 1:31-3.6 - Preliminary investigation

(a) The Committee shall conduct a preliminary investigation at the request of the Director. To perform a preliminary investigation, the Committee may utilize the following methods:

1. It may request that the Director provide sufficient resources to conduct an investigation of the matter.

2. Unless the circumstances render it unnecessary or inappropriate, the Committee may require the complainant to file with the Committee a statement signed under oath against the judge.

3. The Committee shall notify the judge of the nature of the charge, the name of the person making it where appropriate, and that the judge has the opportunity to present within such reasonable time as the Committee shall fix, such matters as the judge may choose with respect to it. This includes the right to appear before the Committee, with or without counsel, and to make a statement under oath as the judge deems appropriate. If deemed appropriate, the Committee may request that the complainant make a supplemental statement under oath. These statements, if oral, shall be sound recorded.

4. The notice to the judge shall specify in ordinary and concise language the charges against the judge and the alleged facts upon which they are based.

N.J. Admin. Code § 1:31-3.6