Complaint

(a) Contents. A complaint shall contain a statement of facts, circumstances or other matter upon which the complaining party relies for his or her charge that a member of the judiciary (“respondent”) has engaged in a violation of the Canons of Judicial Ethics or the Code of Judicial Conduct, or has willfully or persistently failed to perform his or her duties, or suffers from a disabling addiction to alcoholic beverages, drugs or narcotics, or has engaged in conduct that brings his or her judicial office into serious disrepute, or has a physical or mental disability that interferes and will continue to interfere with the performance of the respondent's duties. (b) Verification. The complaint shall be verified by the complainant. If the complaining party is an association or organization, the complaint shall be verified by an officer or principal thereof. If a proceeding is commenced by the Commission on its own initiative, the complaint need not be verified. (c) Construction. A complaint shall not be rejected solely because it fails to conform to ordinary rules of pleading and shall be construed so as to do substantial justice.