Daily Advance: Supreme Court sides with Tillett, orders Bar complaint dismissed

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Supreme Court sides with Tillett, orders Bar complaint dismissed

By William F. West
Staff Writer

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

The state’s highest court has rejected the N.C. State Bar’s attempt to discipline Resident Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett for misconduct, ruling the Bar lacks jurisdiction to punish a sitting judge who has already been disciplined by the N.C. Judicial Standards Commission. 

The N.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday .....

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Court's opinion: https://ncbarvsutton.blogspot.com/2016/12/nc-supreme-court-nc-state-bar-v-tillett.html

Google Scholar citation: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10409962428869454585

All documents in the case: https://www.ncappellatecourts.org/search-results.php?sDocketSearch=208PA15&exact=1

NC Lawyers Weekly Digest (with holding): https://ncbarvsutton.blogspot.com/2017/01/nc-lawyers-weekly-opinion-digest-judges.html