Outer Banks Sentinel: Sen. Cook’s bills could benefit Clerk of Court Tolson, Judge Tillett

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Sen. Cook’s bills could benefit Clerk of Court Tolson, Judge Tillett

Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 2:15 pm

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State Senator Bill Cook (R-Beaufort) introduced two bills last month that would bolster the salary and benefits of Dare County Clerk of Court Dean Martin Tolson, but the senator says the move would also benefit other court officers in his district and across the state.

That legislation comes on the heels of another bill that Cook introduced last month that could protect Dare County Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett from .....

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News & Observer: NC lawyers face bar complaints for Racial Justice Act work

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MARCH 27, 2015 7:14 PM

NC lawyers face bar complaints for Racial Justice Act work

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Two defense attorneys face accusations of professional misconduct for a piece of their work on the first successful challenge under the Racial Justice Act.

Gretchen Engel, director of the Durham-based Center for Death Penalty Litigation, and Cassandra Stubbs, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union Capital Punishment Project, were among a team of attorneys who ....

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Outer Banks Sentinel: State Bar Issues Complaint Against Judge Tillett

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State Bar Issues Complaint Against Judge Tillett

Posted: Monday, March 23, 2015 11:57 am

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Exactly two years after accepting a reprimand by the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission for entanglements in Kill Devil Hills’ town affairs and threats against the district attorney’s office, Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett is facing a complaint from the North Carolina State Bar over questions of alleged unprofessional conduct related to the same imbroglio.

In the 11-page complaint, filed on March 6 and posted on the Bar website on March 16, the Bar cites 17 points where Tillett “engaged in conduct that was  .....

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News & Observer: NC senator wants to help judge avoid new scrutiny

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MARCH 20, 2015 7:08 PM

NC senator wants to help judge avoid new scrutiny

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A state senator is trying to help a Superior Court judge in his district escape sanctions from the N.C. State Bar, which regulates lawyers in North Carolina.

Sen. Bill Cook, a three-term Republican legislator from Beaufort County, says he thinks Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett shouldn’t have to risk losing his license to ....

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NCBAR: NCSB v. Jerry R. Tillett, 15DHC7, documents in the case

Information as of 2016-06-06, 14:00

http://www.ncbar.gov/lawyer-discipline/pending-disciplinary-hearing-commission-cases/

UPCOMING DISCIPLINARY HEARING INFORMATION

DHC Schedule Status	Stayed
Defendant Name	Tillett, Jerry R.
Defendant Location	Kitty Hawk, NC
Defendant File Number	15DHC7
Staff Attorney	G. Patrick Murphy
DHC Panel Members	Willey (Chair) Weyher Edwards, M

PDF DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE

	Title	Date Posted	Time Posted
VIEW	Complaint - NCSB v. Jerry R. Tillett	3/16/2015	1:44:38 PM
VIEW	Motion To Dismss In Lieu of Answer-NCSB v Tillett	3/19/2015	4:57:37 PM
VIEW	Answer part 1 - NCSB v. Jerry Tillett	3/31/2015	11:47:59 AM
VIEW	Answer part 2 - NCSB v. Jerry Tillett	3/31/2015	11:48:35 AM
VIEW	Response to Motion To Dismiss - NCSB v. J. Tillett	4/7/2015	9:43:20 AM