The report describes: (1) Action Taken in 1997 (Complaints Received, Investigations, Formal Written Complaints, and Summary of All 1997 Dispositions); (2) Formal Proceedings (Overview of 1997 Determinations, Removal, Censure, and Admonition); (3) Dismissed or Closed Formal Written Complaints; (4) Matters Closed Upon Resignation; (5) Referrals to Other Agencies; (6) Letters of Dismissal and Caution (Unauthorized Ex Parte Communications, Inappropriate Demeanor, Conflicts of Interest, Political Activity, Audit and Control, Poor Administration: Failure to Comply With Law, Lending the Prestige of Office to Private Purposes, Practice of Law by Part-Time Judges, Other Cautions, and Follow Up on Caution Letters); (7) Commission Determinations Reviewed by the Court of Appeals; (8) Challenges to Commission Procedures; (9) Special Topics and Recommendations (Political Activity by Judges and Judicial Appointees, Right to a Public Trial, Improper Delegation of Judicial Duties, Training and Education for Part-Time Judges, Undue Impatience With Small Claims Litigants Who Appear in Court Without Attorneys, and Blanket Denials of Adjournments in Traffic Cases); (10) Commission's Budget; and (11) Conclusion. Figures, tables, notes, appendix