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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT
P.O. BOX 127
AUGUSTA, MAINE 04332
(207) 623-1121

September 15, 2026

Justin Tahai
[Recipient street address and city/ZIP withheld in this public copy.]

RE: Docket No. 26-321

Dear Mr. Tahai:

The Committee on Judicial Conduct considered your new complaint against Judge John Lucy at our most recent meeting.

1. You complain that Judge Lucy delayed in recusing himself from your case.

However, you have not shown that there was the basis for recusal that mandated he recuse himself earlier. As a result, the Committee dismissed this complaint as being unfounded in fact.

2. You complain that Judge Lucy recused himself without explanation implying that this was improper conduct.

Maine judges are not required to provide an explanation when they recuse themselves from a case. Accordingly, Judge Lucy did not violate the Code of Judicial Conduct by recusing without explanation. Thus, the Committee dismissed this complaint as concerning conduct which is not a violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

3. To the extent that your complaint might be deemed, in part, a Motion for Reconsideration of the Committee’s prior dismissal of your first

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complaint against Judge Lucy, the Committee took no action as there was no basis for reconsideration.

Sincerely,
[Handwritten signature]
John A. McArdle, III
Committee Counsel