Daily Advance: Top court hears Tillett dispute

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Top court hears Tillett dispute

By William F. West
Staff Writer

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

RALEIGH — An attorney for the state agency that regulates attorneys in North Carolina told the state’s highest court on Tuesday that there would be no overlap of powers if the N.C. State Bar was allowed to proceed with disciplinary action against Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett....

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NC Lawyers Weekly: Justices concerned over bar’s power to discipline judges

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Justices concerned over bar’s power to discipline judges

By: David Donovan August 31, 2016

The North Carolina State Bar argued that it has the authority to discipline judges for judicial misconduct to the justices of the state’s Supreme Court on Aug. 30. But members of the court pressed the attorneys in the case on how any rules they lay down in the case of Dare County Superior Court Judge ...

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