Pursuant to Article 153 of the RA Judicial Code, the power to subject a judge to disciplinary liability is vested in the Justice Council.
A judge may be subjected to disciplinary liability on the following grounds:
1) An obvious and grave violation of a provision of substantive law in the administration of justice committed willfully or gross negligence
2) An obvious and grave violation of a provision of procedural law in the administration of justice committed maliciously or with gross negligence
3) Regular violations of or a grave violation by the judge of the Code of Conduct
4) The judge’s failure to carry out the judge duties prescribed by Article 12, Article 105(2), Article 156(3), Article 159(3), Article 167(3), of the Judicial Code, as well as failure to pass the mandatory training prescribed by the head of his probation and for failure to comply with obligations pursuant to the RA Law on the Academy of Justice.”
5) The failure to notify the Ethics Committee, in accordance with the procedure stipulated by this Code, of any interference with his activities of administering justice or exercising other powers stipulated by law, or of other influence not prescribed by law.
