Judiciary Commission investigates unnamed judge in C-Murder case
by Paul Purpura - Times-Picayune (excerpt)

A state panel that examines judicial misconduct is investigating a 24th Judicial District Court judge with ties to Corey "C-Murder" Miller, the rapper who is serving life in prison for second-degree murder. The question is, which judge? The Judiciary Commission's investigations are secret, its activities kept under wraps unless it files charges with the state Supreme Court. Valerie Willard, a Supreme Court spokeswoman, would neither confirm or deny an investigation at the Jefferson Parish Courthouse in Gretna. But last week, a subpoena titled "investigation concerning a judge" and signed by Judiciary Commission legal counsel Nancy Rix, was filed in the Miller case. Assistant Special Counsel Michael Bewers seeks certified copies of "the indictment, minute entries and any recusal orders." Jefferson Clerk of Court Jon Gegenheimer must turn over the information before Aug. 9, according to the subpoena. Miller, 39, was convicted Aug. 11 of fatally shooting Steve Thomas, 16, on Jan. 12, 2002, in the now-closed Platinum Club in Harvey. Miller, who asserts he is innocent, is appealing.