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from the date of such order,
and neither he nor his
widow, upon his death, shall
receive any benefits, pen-
sion, or retirement allow-
ance accruing from judicial
service.
(c) All papers filed with
and proceedings before the
Commission on Judicial Dis-
abilities, pursuant to this
section shall be confidential,
and the filing of papers
with and the giving of tes-
timony before the Commis-
sion shall be privileged. No
other publication of such
papers or proceedings shall
be privileged in any action
for defamation except that
(a) the record filed by the
Commission in the General
Assembly continues to be
privileged and upon such
filing loses its confidential
character and (b) a writ-
ing which was privileged
prior to its filing with the
Commission does not lose
such privilege by such fil-
ing. The Commission and
the General Assembly shall
have the power to issue and
enforce process to compel
the attendance of witnesses
and the production of evi-
dence. The General As-
sembly shall by statute pro-
vide for procedure under
this section before the Com-
mission on Judicial Dis-
abilities and by rule shall
provide for procedure under
this section in the General
Assembly. A judge who is
a member of the Commis-
sion shall not participate in
any proceedings involving
his own removal or retire-
ment, and the Governor
shall appoint a substitute
member of the Commission
for the purpose of said par-
ticular proceedings.
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