Bring Judicial Misconduct into the Open ; LEGAL OPINION ++ Complaints against Judges Have Risen in Recent Years. but, Asks Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, Why Won't the Lord Chief Justice Name and Shame the Guilty?

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When a barrister or a solicitor is found guilty of misconduct their names are usually made public by the body that regulates the legal professions. Public confidence in the Law Society and the Bar can only be maintained if their respective disciplinary bodies are transparent in their handling of complaints. But, should a similar allegationofmisconductbeupheld against a judge, there is no automaticprovisionforpubliccensure.

Many have argued that there appears little justification for granting judges anonymity while the professions from which they are drawn are denied the same protection. The senior judiciary respond by saying that because public confidence in the …