Rule 24 - Disposition of subsequent complaints (a) When the Commission is presented with a complaint which is the same or substantially similar to a previous complaint from the same complainant against the same judge, the matter shall be presented to the presiding officer of the investigatory panel which investigated the original complaint, or in the event the presiding officer is no longer a Commission member, the Commission chair. The presiding officer or Commission chair shall consider whether the subsequent complaint presents new issues of fact material to judicial conduct and ethics not previously addressed. If the subsequent complaint presents no such new issues, then the matter may be disposed of summarily by the presiding officer or Commission chair. (b) When the Commission is presented with a complaint or when an investigatory panel or disciplinary counsel learns of conduct by a judge which does not in and of itself give probable cause that judicial misconduct, criminal misconduct, or civil misconduct has occurred, but is of such nature which indicates that a potential pattern of judicial misconduct, criminal misconduct, or civil misconduct may be indicated, the Commission chair may assign the matter to an investigatory panel. Adopted January 8, 2014, effective April 1, 2014.