28 U.S.C. § 351 : US Code - Section 351: Complaints; judge defined

Search 28 U.S.C. § 351 : US Code - Section 351: Complaints; judge defined

(a) Filing of Complaint by Any Person. - Any person alleging that
a judge has engaged in conduct prejudicial to the effective and
expeditious administration of the business of the courts, or
alleging that such judge is unable to discharge all the duties of
office by reason of mental or physical disability, may file with
the clerk of the court of appeals for the circuit a written
complaint containing a brief statement of the facts constituting
such conduct.
(b) Identifying Complaint by Chief Judge. - In the interests of
the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the
courts and on the basis of information available to the chief judge
of the circuit, the chief judge may, by written order stating
reasons therefor, identify a complaint for purposes of this chapter
and thereby dispense with filing of a written complaint.
(c) Transmittal of Complaint. - Upon receipt of a complaint filed
under subsection (a), the clerk shall promptly transmit the
complaint to the chief judge of the circuit, or, if the conduct
complained of is that of the chief judge, to that circuit judge in
regular active service next senior in date of commission
(hereafter, for purposes of this chapter only, included in the term
"chief judge"). The clerk shall simultaneously transmit a copy of
the complaint to the judge whose conduct is the subject of the
complaint. The clerk shall also transmit a copy of any complaint
identified under subsection (b) to the judge whose conduct is the
subject of the complaint.
(d) Definitions. - In this chapter -
(1) the term "judge" means a circuit judge, district judge,
bankruptcy judge, or magistrate judge; and
(2) the term "complainant" means the person filing a complaint
under subsection (a) of this section.