An unnamed judge facing an extremely rare misconduct inquiry has failed in a bid to have the case heard in private. The judge was also refused a request for documents to be kept out of the public eye, after a three-person judicial conduct panel said transparency was “integral” to the public interest in the complaint. However, the judge was allowed to keep their identity – and the details of the complaint against them – suppressed until after a hearing in April decides if the inquiry will go ahead Not even the judge’s gender or their role within the judiciary has been disclosed in the case so f…