The General Assembly finds that for the impartial and effective administration of justice in this state
- (1) the continued independence of the judiciary is indispensable,
- (2) it is in the public interest to foster the dignity and integrity of the judiciary,
- (3) to the foregoing ends it is desirable to establish appropriate mechanisms and procedures for the maintenance of judicial discipline, and
- (4) the mere making of unpopular or erroneous decisions is not a ground for judicial discipline or for a finding of want of judicial integrity.
(P.A. 77-494, S. 1, 18.)