In Re: Judge Eboni Johnson Rose

Supreme Court of Louisiana
April 23, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: JUDGE EBONI JOHNSON ROSE
No. 2025-O-00390
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N RE: Eboni Johnson Rose - Applicant Other; Judiciary Commission - Applicant
Other; Joint Petition for Consent Discipline;
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April 23, 2025
Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam.
Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.
Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.
McCallum, J., dissents and assigns reasons.
Cole, J., concurs in the result and assigns reasons.
JDH
PDG
JMG
04/23/2025 "See News Release 019 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 2025-O-0390
IN RE: JUDGE EBONI JOHNSON ROSE
JUDICIARY COMMISSION OF LOUISIANA
PER CURIAM
In 2024, the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana (“Commission”) received
complaints and media reports regarding alleged misconduct by Judge Eboni Johnson
Rose in four separate criminal matters. Specifically, in three cases, it is alleged that
Judge Rose made a series of serious legal errors regarding relatively straightforward
issues of criminal procedure. In the fourth case, it is alleged that Judge Ros e made
comments in court indicative of bias against the District Attorney’s Office and used
profane and offensive language, including a racial slur, in doing so. After
considering Judge Rose’s response to the complaints, the Commission authorized an
expedited investigation by the Office of Special Counsel (“OSC”). The Commission
also requested Judge Rose’s interim disqualification, which this court granted on
August 6, 2024. In re: Rose, 24-0931 (La. 8/6/24), 390 So. 3d 275. After the OSC
completed its investigation, the Commission invited Judge Rose to personally appear
before it for questioning, which she did on January 17, 2025. Judge Rose and the
Commission then submitted a joint petition fo r consent discipline in which Judge
Rose admitted that her conduct violated the Code of Judicial Conduct and La. Const.
art. V, § 25(C). Having reviewed the petition,
IT IS ORDERED that the Joint Petition for Consent Discipline be accepted
and that Judge Eboni Johnson Rose of the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish
of East Baton Rouge be suspended from judicial office, without pay, for six months,
with all but two months deferred.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Judge Rose shall be placed on probation
for a period of two years, beginning immediately. The probationary period shall be
governed by a monitoring agreement containing the conditions set forth in the Joint
Petition for Consent Discipline.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Judge Rose be assessed with total costs of
$11,196.11 subject to an eighteen-month payment plan. Of this amount, $3,354.50
shall be designated for reimbursement of the Special Counsel’s investigative costs
and $926.52 shall be designated for the Commission’s costs. The remaining
$6,915.09 shall be designated as partial repayment for the costs of the pro tempore
judges appointed by this court during Judge Rose’s disqualification.