In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, Hill

ORDER OF CENSURE

In letters dated 26 July 2001 and 11 March 2002, the Judicial Standards Commission (Commission) notified Judge Evelyn W. Hill (respondent) that it had ordered a preliminary investigation to determine whether formal proceedings under Commission Rule 9 should be instituted against her. The subject matter of the investigation included allegations that: 1) on 10 May 2001, respondent engaged in ex parte communications with and displayed excessive personal familiarity toward Eric Schemer, the plaintiff in a case in which respondent was hearing a motion that day; 2) that respondent…