(a) The Judicial Review Council may, after a hearing pursuant to subsection (c) of § 51-51l, (1) publicly censure the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate, (2) suspend the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate for a definite term not to exceed one year, (3) refer the matter to the Supreme Court with a recommendation that the judge or family support magistrate be suspended for a period longer than one year, (4) refer the matter to the Supreme Court with a recommendation that the judge or family support magistrate be removed from office or to the Governor with a recommendation that the administrative law judge be removed from office or (5) exonerate the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate of all charges.

(b) If public censure is recommended, the chairman shall prepare and forward the censure in writing to the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate being censured, the Chief Justice, the Chief Court Administrator and the joint standing committee on judiciary, at least ten days prior to the publication of the censure. The censure shall be a public record as defined in § 1-210. An appeal from the decision of the council for public censure shall automatically stay the publication of the censure.

(c) If the council exonerates a judge, an administrative law judge or a family support magistrate, a copy of the proceedings and report of the council shall be furnished to the judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate.