that a finding of judicial misconduct should not rest on a single instance of legal error. In reviewing a judge’s actions on the bench, courts have distinguished between legal error and ethical misconduct. Many courts that have addressed this issue have concluded that “ ‘mere legal error’ is insufficient to support a finding of ethical misconduct.” In re Curda, 49 P.3d 255, 258 (Alaska 2002) (quoting Oberholzer v. Commission on Judicial Performance, 20 Cal.4th 371, 84 Cal.Rptr.2d 466, 975 P.2d 663, 680 (1999)). We note that the majority of cases cited by both petitioner and the commission concerning judicial misconduct based on legal error resulted from multiple instances of misconduct and involved more than a single litigant. See Matter of Benoit, 487 A.2d 1158, 1162-63 (Me.1985) (<HOLDING>); see also In re Scott, 377 Mass. 364, 386
holding something more than denial of receipt is required holding that something more than a mere error of law is required to constitute misconduct recognizing that the court sanctions more harshly for cumulative misconduct than for isolated misconduct holding that probable cause is something more than mere suspicion holding that more than notice to a defendant is required