Legal Opinion
In Re Inquiry Concerning Judge Nowell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided September 12, 1977No. 95PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHARP, Chief Justice.
A citizen having filed written charges against Judge Nowell (respondent), the Commission directed an investigation in accordance with G.S. 7A-377 and the Commission’s Rule 7. Thereafter, on 1 August 1976, this proceeding was begun before the Commission by the filing of a complaint, verified by Millard R. Rich, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, whom the Commission appointed as special counsel (Commission Rule 8,10). The complaint alleged that respondent had engaged in wilful misconduct in office and in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the…
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3Cited by153 opinions
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