Congress has created a procedure that permits any person
to file a complaint in the courts about the behavior of federal
judges—but not about the decisions federal judges make in deciding
cases. Below is a link to the rules that explain what may be complained
about, who may be complained about, where to file a complaint, and how
the complaint will be processed. There is also a link to the form
you must use.
Almost all complaints in recent years have been
dismissed because they do not follow the law about such complaints. The
law says that complaints about judges’ decisions and complaints with no
evidence to support them must be dismissed.
If you are a litigant in a case and believe the judge
made a wrong decision—even a very wrong decision—you may not use this
procedure to complain about the decision. An attorney can explain the
rights you have as a litigant to seek review of a judicial decision.
