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The state’s highest court has agreed to review whether the region’s chief judge can be disciplined twice for the same conduct — reversing its earlier decision not to intervene in the matter.
In an order issued Friday afternoon, the N.C. Supreme Court said it plans to hold a hearing on Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett’s petition to stop ......
In a surprise move Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed a January decision and decided to take up the question of whether the North Carolina State Bar has the power to discipline a judge who has already been disciplined by the Judicial Standards Commission.
The order also puts a hold on further action by the State Bar against Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett, stating “All other proceedings in this matter are hereby stayed pending full .....
David C. Sutton, former Greenville attorney (Pitt County, NC) argues in front of North Carolina Court of Appeals during his Oral Argument. NC Bar Deputy Counsel, Attorney Carmen H. Bannon argues for the NC State Bar
Sutton: NC Bar is unconstitutional because it is an independent entity, not in any branch of government (4:16, actual time 1:01:46 PM)
Sutton: The Judicial Standards Commission is assigned to Judicial Branch and thus has jurisdiction over Judges, however, NC State Bar is not assigned to any branch of government and therefore has no jurisdiction. (6:10, actual time 1:03:41 PM)
Sutton: Superior Courts have jurisdiction over constitutional issues (8:15, actual 1:05:46 PM)
Bannon: There are no limits to the jurisdiction of the Disciplinary Hearing Commission (DHC). (41:41, actual time: 1:39:12 PM)
Bannon: DHC jurisdiction originates in the general statutes, not the constitution. (42:16, actual time: 1:39:46 PM)
The North Carolina State Bar has a rather complicated and peculiar relationship with the state Supreme Court. While most state bars operate within the shadow of their high courts, which have the ultimate authority to regulate the local legal profession, our state bar is a creation of the state Legislature and sits off to the ...
Tillett to face disciplinary hearing before State Bar panel
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William F. West Staff Writer
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett will face a disciplinary hearing this summer before the state agency that regulates attorneys.
Tillett’s case before a three-member panel of the N.C. State Bar’s Disciplinary Hearing Commission is set for June 28-30, said Dottie Miani, the commission’s clerk. The panel will decide ......
