NC state bar can’t discipline sitting judges 
The North Carolina State Bar will not be able to pursue disciplinary action against a Dare County Superior Court judge. The state Supreme Court ruled Dec. 21 that jurisdiction to discipline sitting judges for their conduct while in office rests solely with the state’s Judicial Standards Commission and the Supreme Court, and not with the bar’s ...
http://nclawyersweekly.com/2017/01/09/nc-state-bar-cant-discipline-sitting-judges/
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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
