We've provided for the possible imposition of lesser and flexible sanctions, where appropriate.
Only one sanction was possible in the former system, and that was removal. However, there were instances in which judges had committed errors that were significant, severe and serious, but not to the point of warranting removal from office.
Now, as part of a parallel process, we would also be able to determine whether a judge is guilty and to impose a more appropriate penalty in the circumstances. I cited the example of training sessions for judges.
Consider the example of a judge accused of making an inappropriate remark during a judicial proceeding in a sexual assault case. The penalty mandated might be to attend training sessions on sexual assault, which would remedy the matter. The training sessions would help increase the judge's awareness of the social context and perhaps avoid removal if the judge can demonstrate competencies in other fields.