Legal Opinion

Matter of Williams

Court on the Judiciary of Delaware.

Decided October 8, 1997No. C.J. 3, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

In this proceeding to discipline a member of the judiciary pursuant to the Delaware Constitution, 2 we find that the judicial officer has committed acts of persistent misconduct in violation of the Delaware Judges’ Code of Judicial Conduct. Accordingly, we impose a sanction appropriate under all the circumstances.

The judicial officer in this proceeding is The Honorable Leonard L. Williams, a judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Wilmington. Judge Williams presently occupies a unique status. He is a part-time judge and a practicing lawyer. The status of part-time Municipal Court…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re a Member of the Bar of the State MeklerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
  2. Matter of RoweCourt on the Judiciary of Delaware. · 1989
  3. In Re a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the State LassenSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
  4. In Re Disciplinary Action Against GurstelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
  5. In re BucksonCourt on the Judiciary of Delaware. · 1992

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re DeanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  2. In Re LandisSupreme Court of Delaware · 2004
  3. In re CoppadgeSupreme Court of Delaware · 2013
  4. In re a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware: LandisSupreme Court of Delaware · 2004
  5. In re DeanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998

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