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Posted by: Paul Burch on Jan 9, 2024

The Board of Judicial Conduct issued a public reprimand for Rutherford County Judge Toby Gilley on Jan. 4. The board found that Gilley violated Rule of Judicial Conduct 2.9(C) when he used an online calculator to determine the value of property at issue in a case before him, and used the information to question a witness. The rule prohibits judges from independently investigating facts. The board noted that Gilley accepted the reprimand, took full responsibility and acknowledged that resorting to extrajudicial information is inconsistent with the proper role of a judge. Read the reprimand here.