LITTLE ROCK — The executive director of the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission (JDDC) said a complaint process against District Judge Don Bourne started Monday.

“A JDDC Investigation Panel will conduct a thorough and confidential investigation. In general, the JDDC does not have jurisdiction to investigate issues that arise from the independent decision making role of judges,” JDDC executive director David J. Sachar said in an email Tuesday. “Only allegations that fit an exception to that general rule or involve other Rules in the Code of Judicial Conduct will be considered.”